Black holes exert a tremendous influence on their surroundings, meaning that when they spin, they literally drag the very fabric of space and time around with them. That means nothing can sit still ...

Astronomers revisited decades-old data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, discovering bright, clumped “knots” in an ...

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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from ...

There are monstrous objects at the heart of every large galaxy — black holes that are millions or even billions of times more ...

A team of U.S. astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole that is consuming matter at a phenomenal rate—40x the ...

The Sagittarius A* supermassive black hole at the core of the Milky Galaxy may be "warping the spacetime surrounding it into ...

An ancient black hole near the galactic center is consuming matter at over 40 times the theoretical limit, raising questions ...

Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy that is defying conventional understanding. Growing ...

The DESI survey reveals that active black holes in small galaxies are common. The findings may help reveal how the two cosmic bodies evolve together.

As we gaze into the universe, we've discovered most galaxies have a supermassive black hole lurking near the center.