Scientists have observed a new type of black hole that is too heavy to have been born from a star but still too slim to … The ...

"Theories involving substantial formation of stars prior to or together with the black hole formation and growth are very ...

Imagine waking up one morning to the news: a black hole is drifting close to our solar system. It sounds like the plot of a .

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

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

Astronomers have discovered a new black hole, and it's practically in our backyard. Researchers say the black hole is just 1,000 light-years away from Earth — closer to our solar system than ...

Names are a strange thing in astronomy. Sometimes scientists come up with grandiose, simple name, like the Extremely Large ...

Astronomers detect first potential ‘rogue’ black hole We've seen plenty of black holes tearing material off a companion, but not sitting alone in space. Now, we might have spotted one.

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

Astronomers discover black hole ripping a star apart inside a galactic collision. 'It is a peculiar event' Newly 'awakened' black hole is releasing 100 times more energy than scientists have seen ...

Teams of astronomers at Meyer's university and many other institutions have been keeping an eye on the black hole ever since. The vigilance paid off when, in April 2023, a team at the university ...

Astronomers believe there are billions, or perhaps even trillions, of supermassive black holes — black holes with a mass at least 100,000 times that of our sun — in the universe. One probably ...