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

Astronomers have observed a star wobbling in its orbit around a ravenous supermassive black hole that is ripping it apart and ...

Intermediate mass black holes (IMBH), if they exist, have between about 100 and 1,000 solar masses, placing them in between ...

The European Space Agency said that the black hole inside the spiral galaxy NGC 3783 has the mass of 30 million suns.

NASA has visualized the cataclysm, which is thought to have caused a mysterious eruption of gamma rays captured by telescopes ...

The X‑arithmetic technique offers a powerful new way to map the physics of other galactic structures across the universe and ...

The 11th day of the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar features a new view of the heart of a nearby spiral galaxy.

A new study by CDC researchers has found that substance use disorders cost the U.S. economy just under $93 billion in 2023.

A star’s fatal brush with a supermassive black hole can light up a quiet galaxy. When gravity shreds the star, its gas ...

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

The historic first image of the Messier 87 (M87) supermassive black hole, captured using the Event Horizon Telescope, has ...

A remarkably clean gravitational-wave detection has confirmed long-standing predictions about black holes, including ...