A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have formed ...

Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have witnessed high-speed "burps" erupting from a distant overfeeding ...

Researchers used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, with some concern from ...

Supermassive black holes are some of the densest objects found within our universe. These cosmic objects are so heavy that ...

Two of the universe’s most extreme objects—black holes and neutron stars—can spiral into cosmic collisions that crack crusts, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a surprising alignment in the spin directions of ancient galaxies, challenging ...

A new paper claims astronomers discovered an ultramassive black hole heavier than any other black hole we've ever measured.

A neutron star's final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen ...

A distant supermassive black hole, PG1211+143, is consuming surrounding matter so rapidly it's expelling excess mass at ...

Black holes are invisible, yet they are among the brightest things in the universe. If a star wanders too close to a black ...

A new census reveals that 35% of supermassive black holes are hidden behind dust, disrupting major galactic models.

The colossal black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning almost as fast as its maximum rotation rate ...