Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in ...

Relativistic jets are some of the universe's most powerful particle accelerators, and they're not typically found in spiral galaxies. Adding to the mystery was the size of J2345-0449's black hole, ...

NGC 4941 dazzles in a new Hubble image, showcasing star-forming regions and a supermassive black hole that dramatically ...

The smaller, intermediate mass black hole was likely derived from the Sausage Galaxy, which collided with the Milky Way 10 ...

This might change our understanding of the universe. Scientists have developed a theory that eliminates the problem of ...

One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar—a spinning black hole spraying out highly energetic ...

The black hole examined by the team is no small cosmic object. It is more than a billion times the mass of our Sun. Despite ...

Magnetic fields twist around the black hole as it rotates to store energy – kind of like when you pull and twist a rubber band. When you release the rubber band, it snaps forward. Similarly, the ...

When you think of archaeology, you might picture digging through ancient ruins or exploring hidden tombs. But scientists have ...

"The singularity is the most mysterious and problematic part of a black hole. It's where our concepts of space and time ...

People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has ...