"For such a faint and unknown target, we were not sure if we would get any data at all — but the strategy worked." ...

Galaxy clusters are home to many giant elliptical galaxies that have completed their growth and are not forming stars.

This suggests that NGC 5084 is host to a supermassive black hole tipped on its side, and scientists think it could be ...

Every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, much like every egg has a yolk. But sometimes, hens lay eggs with ...

After spotting some signs from the Chandra X-ray telescope, NASA scientists have found a black hole that was sideways. The [… ...

Prepare to dive into the cosmic unknown! This black hole poses a chilling threat to our galaxy, leaving scientists in awe and ...

Galactic gravity can dramatically impact wide binary stars, pushing them towards unexpected mergers or collisions. The ...

Now, a research team has shown that ... Binary Star Found Near Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole Dec. 17, 2024 — An international team of researchers has detected a binary star orbiting close ...

A "missing link" black hole in Omega Centauri is still missing. What appeared to be an intermediate-mass black hole was a ...

From missing links, to primordial beginnings, to extremely powerful plasma jets that could be shaping our universe in ...

In the last couple of decades, it’s become increasingly clear that massive galaxies like our own Milky Way host supermassive ...

This marks the first-ever detection of X-ray spectral lines in a binary black hole system, offering a novel window into the ...