Earth’s atmosphere is opaque to X-rays, which is probably good news for life on this planet. It is not good news for ...

The puzzle of how supermassive black holes grew so large just after the Big Bang could soon be solved. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

With the promise of detecting primordial black holes formed at the dawn of time, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is set to offer ...

Supermassive black holes may not be as massive as previously thought, according to a new discovery by scientists. Astronomers from the University of Southampton, working with colleagues from France, ...

As gravitational-wave detectors enable a more penetrating view into the furthest reaches of the cosmos, we’re treated to images of some of the most colossal machinations of known reality: super ...

A fresh black hole merger detection has offered the clearest evidence yet for Einstein’s relativity and Hawking’s predictions. Scientists tracked the complete cosmic collision, confirming that black ...

The incredible new find was only possible thanks to the gravitational lensing of the Cosmic Horseshoe. Credit: ESA/Hubble Last week, astronomers announced the discovery of an unimaginably large black ...

At the center of a galaxy 10 billion light-years away, a supermassive black hole is the new record holder for brightest flare ...

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

Black holes, regions of immense gravity preventing light escape, were theoretically predicted by Einstein's general relativity and confirmed through observations of intense X-ray sources like Cygnus X ...