NASA's Swift Observatory revealed twin 'monster' black holes devouring a gas cloud in a distant galaxy, creating recurring ...

It's known as the corona, and it is the diffuse outer atmosphere of the Sun. Although it is so thin we'd consider it a vacuum ...

Understanding how these black holes managed to grow so rapidly in the early universe has posed significant challenges.

"That light circles around black holes, causing echoes, has been theorized for years, but such echoes have not yet been ...

It has been a full year since we started the monster chopper and over the last month we completely striped it down and ...

LID-568 was previously identified by the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but observing it was challenging due to its faint ...

New research reveals how supermassive black holes halt star formation, shedding light on galaxy evolution in the early ...

Some stars may transform into black holes without exploding into supernovae. Now, astronomers have finally spotted it as it ...

Astronomers continue to stress the value of X-ray science as NASA's flagship Chandra X-ray telescope remains on the chopping ...

Black holes don’t have many identifying features. They come in one colour (black) and one shape (spherical). The main difference between black holes is mass: some weigh about as much as a star like ...