By observing tiny ripples in spacetime called "gravitational waves" that propagate away from colliding black holes, ...
Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...
New details have been discovered about M87*, the first black hole ever photographed, revealing its plasma, its brightness and ...
"Interestingly, the quasar powering this massive radio jet does not have an extreme black hole mass compared to other quasars ...
Researchers said on Thursday that they had discovered twin-lobed radio jets they suspect were formed when the universe was ...
It's no secret that black holes are some of the weirdest objects in space. Their disks are fluffy like cake, and diving into one is both interesting and terrifying. Now, a group of astronomers ...
Supermassive black holes, regions of space where the pull of gravity is so intense that even light doesn't have enough energy to escape, are often considered terrors of the known universe.
Jets from black holes trigger cooling in the hot gas, causing it to condense into warm filaments. These filaments then flow toward the black hole, feeding it, and the cycle repeats. Brightness ...
An international team of researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Chandra X-ray observatory has discovered a bizarre black hole that may provide insights into the ...
Black holes aren't just gorging themselves on whatever cosmic material is readily available—they're preparing those meals for themselves. Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that ...