There's a universe full of black holes out there, spinning merrily away—some fast, others more slowly. A recent survey of ...
Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy for the ...
The first image of M87* — and humanity's first image of any black hole, for that matter — was taken by the EHT in 2017 and released to the public in 2019. It was notable for its bright golden ring, ...
Astronomers are very familiar with the twin jets launched from the poles of supermassive black holes. These structures can ...
In an article published in Physical Review Letters on Thursday, scientists carried out an innovative study testing the ...
Marcus Chown’s “A Crack in Everything” is a journey through space and time with the people studying one of the most enigmatic ...
MIT astronomers have been captivated by the strange behaviors of a supermassive black located 270 million light-years away, ...
Astronomers detected X-ray flashes from the black hole that increased in frequency from one every 18 minutes to one every ...
Strange x-ray pulses hint at a surprisingly long-lived white dwarf orbiting precariously close to a supermassive black hole ...
A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could ...
A strange black hole is making scientists scratch their heads.
Astronomers are now confident the Event Horizon Telescope can help them decode elusive origins of black hole jets.