Views of a massive galaxy cluster Abell 2256 have been captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, ESA’s XMM-Newton and ...

The brutal star-destroying tidal disruption event is only the second ever seen in interacting galaxies.

Hubble spotted a rare off-center black hole shredding a star, revealing the first optical discovery of a wandering ...

We know black hole mergers occur because we can detect the resulting gravitational waves. But when trying to piece together ...

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

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

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

Astronomers detect an ultramassive black hole weighing 36 billion suns in the galaxy LRG 3-757, a record thanks to ...

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

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii uncovered black hole events so packed with energy, they were the biggest explosions seen since the Big Bang.

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

Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole ripping apart and devouring a star in colliding galaxies. It is only the second time a tidal disruption event has been seen in interacting galaxies.