Scientists have discovered that some supermassive black holes rotate much more rapidly than expected. The discovery came as ...

From unifying quantum physics and gravity to working out what is dark matter, the universe has some deep questions that ...

Rather than relying on a cheek swab or a little blood, however, these cosmic DNA tests utilize tiny ripples in the fabric of ...

If a star orbits a black hole, it will appear from a distance to be orbiting empty space. Gaia projects the star’s orbit on a ...

For the first time, researchers have found evidence that even microquasars with low-mass stars can efficiently accelerate ...

Gravitational waves are unlocking the origins of black holes, linking spin shifts to sequential mergers in star clusters.

Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...

Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that black holes can cool gas to the proper temperature for a cosmic feast ...

Space experts have uncovered a massive swarm of new supermassive black holes that could blow theories about galaxies wide ...

Black holes are as dangerous as they are distant, so scientists set out to simulate one in a lab. What happened next would ...

A new study shows that black holes consume gas which creates an outburst that cools nearby gas for the black hole to consume ...