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

To measure the masses and spins of black holes, scientists want to follow clues left behind by light that takes a ...

The emissions from these supermassive black hole-powered sources are seen as "quasars" here on Earth. Some accretion disk and ...

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

Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision ...

Massive stars about eight times more massive than the sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The explosions, ...

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

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 ...

A team of astrophysicists, led by scholars from the Institute for Advanced Study, has developed an innovative technique to ...

Astrophysicists have developed a method to detect light echoes from black holes, potentially revolutionizing the measurement ...

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