The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have formed ...

Supermassive black holes usually lurk unseen, but when an unlucky star drifts too close they ignite titanic outbursts ...

Traditionally thought to go silent after a brief flare of activity, some black holes are now being observed emitting new ...

Researchers have observed strange goings-on around a supermassive black hole located nearly 300 million light years away.

Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have witnessed high-speed "burps" erupting from a distant overfeeding ...

Black holes are invisible, yet they are among the brightest things in the universe. If a star wanders too close to a black ...

For decades, scientists have believed there should be black holes that fall between two well-known types. On one end are ...

A new census reveals that 35% of supermassive black holes are hidden behind dust, disrupting major galactic models.

About 60 per cent of the galaxies seemed to rotate clockwise. That contradicts the theory that galaxy rotations are random.

Astronomers confirm ‘lite intermediate’ black holes, too large for ordinary stars, revealing clues about early stellar ...

Scientists believe that we could have black holes in our homes and not even realise it after studying the giant, destructive forces. Black holes are things that you wouldn’t want to get close to as ...