Astronomers have discovered that supermassive black holes are not as massive as previously thought, after peering into an infant galaxy situated 12 billion light years away ...

Black holes like the one shown in this illustration can grow astonishingly massive by feeding on immense amounts of matter. But just how big can they get? In the early 1960s astronomers discovered a ...

This is as close to a smoking gun as we’re likely ever going to get, Yale University’s Pieter van Dokkum announced, after his team made their find in the Infinity galaxy a cosmic feature whose ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists say humans could indeed enter a black hole to study it. Of course, the human in question couldn’t report their findings—or ever come back.

Astronomers using data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a spectacular cosmic object they’re calling the “Infinity Galaxy.” The site of an epic head-on collision between two ...

Researchers believe the 'ultramassive' black hole is big enough to be the largest of its kind ever detected. Black holes are regions of space where the pull of gravity is so intense that even light ...

NEW HAVEN — A Yale University-led team of scientists say they’ve made a groundbreaking discovery: the possible birth of a supermassive black hole. The newborn black hole is believed to have formed at ...

Astronomers using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) and the Very Large Array (VLA) have caught a supermassive black hole in the act of awakening from a long slumber, providing an unprecedented ...

"We're really pushing the boundaries of what current technology can detect." A team of astronomers says it has identified the most distant black hole ever confirmed — a cosmic heavyweight that formed ...

The oldest and most distant black hole known to scientists dates back 13.3 billion years ago, when our universe was still in its teething stage, according to findings published this month. The ...

One of the most notable aspects about our planet—if observed from the outside—is that it spins. Earth’s spin defines our days, setting the fundamental rhythm of life on our world. The moon spins, too.