Astronomers had been watching a galaxy far, far away for a long time. It seemed unremarkable. But in December 2019, it suddenly started shining brighter than ever. Now, astronomers believe they ...

Astronomers have found a true colossus of a jet in the night sky, over 100 times larger than our galaxy. It’s almost ...

Two mighty beams of energy have been detected shooting in opposite directions from a supermassive black hole inside a distant ...

"Primordial black holes do not live in the solar system. Rather, they're streaming through the universe, doing their own thing," said researcher Sarah Geller.

Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy. Black holes eat most ...

Observations from the Event Horizon Telescope may reveal a secret merger in our supermassive black hole's past, potentially ...

Here’s how it works. Astronomers have spotted the largest twin jets ever seen erupting from a black hole. The jets stretch for around 23 million light-years, well beyond the limits of their host ...

Sagittarius A* may have merged with another supermassive black hole New data reveals why Sagittarius A* spins differently ...

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Black holes are points in space that are so dense they create deep gravity sinks. Beyond a certain region, not even light can escape the powerful tug of a black hole's gravity. And anything that ...

GREEN BANK: Nestled between mountains in a secluded corner of West Virginia, a giant awakens: the Green Bank Telescope begins ...