What could force a supermassive black hole (SMBH) out of its host galaxy? They can have hundreds of millions, even billions ...

A never-before-seen blast from a supermassive black hole was spotted by two sophisticated X-ray space telescopes. This giant ...

"This is a real gift for physicists as we confirm predictions made more than a century ago." ...

A novel "X-arithmetic" technique reveals how black holes shape the universe's largest structures.

The cosmos has served up a gift for a group of scientists who have been searching for one of the most elusive phenomena in ...

Day 11 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar ...

A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

New Chandra X-ray study finds many dwarf galaxies may not host central massive black holes, challenging long-held assumptions about galaxy formation and black hole origins ...

New observations suggest that the relationship between light emitted by quasars has changed over cosmic time, hinting that ...

James Webb Space Telescope confirms the first runaway supermassive black hole in the Cosmic Owl galaxy, observing its tail and bow shock, providing direct evidence of black hole ejection during galaxy ...

A sudden X-ray flare from a supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 3783 sparks ultra-fast winds, offering new clues about ...