Earlier this month, a team of US National Science Foundation NOIRLab astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole, called ...

Black hole light echoes are an extreme form of gravitational lensing. To measure the masses and spins of black holes, ...

To put that into perspective, the universe is now about 13.8 billion years old. The discovery could provide insight into ...

The explosions, which leave behind a black hole or a neutron star, are so energetic they can outshine their host galaxies for ...

Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision ...

A team of U.S. astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole that is consuming matter at a phenomenal rate—40x the ...

As we gaze into the universe, we've discovered most galaxies have a supermassive black hole lurking near the center.

It's sitting in the middle of a galaxy called LID-568, as seen just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, appearing to guzzle ...

Astronomers have found what could be described as the universe's hungriest black hole – one that's breaking fundamental ...

Astronomers have stumbled upon something truly remarkable: a black hole that's not just part of a binary system, but part of ...

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While the matte finish reflects a move to more sustainable material, other changes increase the bags’ lifespan and ...