"If this turns out to be real, then it’s enormous." ...

"In order to get such high sensitivity in the mid-infrared, one needs to go to space, as the atmosphere severely messes up ...

Astronomers have identified a star locked in a tight dance with a black hole that appears to be far quieter than theory says it should be, challenging long-held assumptions about how these extreme ...

You live in a galaxy packed with black holes that never announce themselves. They do not blaze in X-rays or glow with stolen ...

Astronomers generally assume that active galaxies may shift and flicker, since their central supermassive black holes tend to ...

Astronomers have uncovered clues to a red giant’s chaotic past by detecting subtle stellar vibrations that hint at a long-ago collision and an unexpectedly rapid spin. Astronomers at the (IfA) have pi ...

A newly proposed type of supermassive black hole surrounded by a dense gas shell may account for the small red dots seen in ...

A provocative theory is gaining new support today. Scientists suggest atom-sized black holes may move through Earth. These ...

UCLA astronomers report the discovery of a remarkable star that orbits the enormous black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy in a blistering 11.5 years — the shortest known orbit of any star ...

Subtle variations in the star’s brightness suggest it once collided and merged with another star, an explosive event that ...

Red giant star in Gaia BH2 shows starquakes revealing its hidden history. Study challenges assumptions about chemical age and ...