The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

A former middle manager has struggled to find work after being laid off twice. She's drained her savings and fears she'll ...

One of the most perplexing discoveries in modern astronomy has been finding supermassive black holes, some weighing billions ...

Traditionally thought to go silent after a brief flare of activity, some black holes are now being observed emitting new ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

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

Supermassive black holes usually lurk unseen, but when an unlucky star drifts too close they ignite titanic outbursts ...

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

NASA, ESA, and ground observatories have detected powerful space explosions caused by black holes tearing apart massive stars. These extreme nuclear transients, like the event nicknamed “Barbie,” ...

A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge ...

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers have found that a black hole that shredded a star has moved onto a another star or stellar black hole. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hoba ...

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