Astronomers generally assume that active galaxies may shift and flicker, since their central supermassive black holes tend to feed in uneven and sometimes chaotic forms. Even with all that activity, ...

California scientists spotted the brightest flare ever recorded, shining with the light of 10 trillion suns, from a ...

The enormous outburst was likely caused by an unfortunate star venturing too close to a supermassive black hole ...

A peculiar object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope just 700 million years after the Big Bang could reveal the ...

What would a human see and feel while falling into a black hole? In this exclusive excerpt of his new book, "Facing Infinity, ...

A giant star that is still being consumed by a supermassive black hole may have caused the largest flare of its kind ever ...

Images of black holes are more than just fascinating visuals: they could serve as a “testing ground” for alternative theories of gravity in the ...

Researchers are using black hole “shadow” images to test whether Einstein’s relativity remains unshakable. With ...

Could one cosmic event outshine 10 trillion suns? Astronomers have now observed just that a record-breaking flare from a supermassive black hole, fueled by the cataclysmic destruction of a massive ...