Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

Scientists have discovered that some supermassive black holes rotate much more rapidly than expected. The discovery came as ...

A new study shows that black holes consume gas which creates an outburst that cools nearby gas for the black hole to consume ...

Black holes might all have hearts of pure darkness, but many cloak themselves in rings of fire that blaze like little else in ...

"This is the first solid evidence that helical magnetic fields can explain astrophysical jets at different scales." ...

New research shows black holes can trigger gas cooling, creating fuel for their own feeding. This process keeps them growing ...

Supermassive black holes can fuel their own growth by cooling and recycling gas, creating a continuous cycle of feeding and outbursts. The central regions of galaxy clusters host the universe’s ...

EFS does not mean the council is getting additional funding from the government. Instead, it takes the immediate pressure of ...

Scientists uncover secrets of black holes using quantum computing and machine learning, revealing new insights into space, ...

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

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 ...

Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that black holes can cool gas to the proper temperature for a cosmic feast ...