Hubble finds evidence for rare black hole in Omega Centauri

An international team of astronomers has detected seven fast-moving stars in Omega Centauri region. These stars provide compelling new evidence for the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole.

This Mysterious Black Hole at The Dawn of Time Weighs a Billion Suns

A black hole discovered lurking in the Cosmic Dawn is just way too big to easily explain.

Astronomers see a massive black hole awaken in real time

In late 2019 the previously unremarkable galaxy SDSS1335+0728 suddenly started shining brighter than ever before. To understand why, astronomers have used data from several space and ground-based observatories.

Double-record-breaking merging quasars found at "Cosmic Dawn"

Astronomers discovered the first pair of merging quasars from the Cosmic Dawn, 900 million years after the Big Bang.

Intermediate-mass black holes can survive in globular clusters

New research demonstrated a possible formation mechanism of intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters, star clusters that could contain tens of thousands or even millions of tightly packed stars.

Mysterious Radiation Might Be Visible Around Baby Black Hole 'Morsels'

The researchers say that these black holes mergers are a window into Hawking Radiation. When black holes merge, they may create so-called "morsel" black holes the size of asteroids that are ejected into space. 

NASA spots 'Death Star' black holes that swivel to fire planet-killing beams

It turns out that certain black holes act just like the terrifying sci-fi battle station, spinning around to fire giant beams at various targets in the cosmos.

Webb detects most distant black hole merger to date

An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to find evidence for an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their massive black holes when the Universe was only 740 million years old. 

Scientists simulated a black hole in a lab

The University of Amsterdam created the black hole event horizon to study the behaviour of a black hole in an controlled environment.

Astronomers find the biggest stellar black hole in our galaxy and it's close to earth

The largest stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy has been found by the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission. And it is extraordinarily close to Earth.

Incredibly Rare Cosmic Object Detected in Gravitational Waves For The First Time

A gravitational wave detected in May of last year has given us a type of cosmic collision we've never seen before.

Astronomers map 1.3 million supermassive black holes

Data from the Gaia Space Telescope was used to identify quasars, the intensely bright young galaxies fueled by black holes.

Strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of Milky Way's central black hole

A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has uncovered strong and organised magnetic fields spiraling from the edge of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*).

Quantum tornado provides gateway to understanding black holes

Scientists have for the first time created a giant quantum vortex to mimic a black hole in superfluid helium that has allowed them to see in greater detail how analog black holes behave and interact with their surroundings.

The Most Epic Pair of Supermassive Black Holes Ever Seen

A galaxy some 750 million light-years away has been discovered hosting the heftiest pair of supermassive black holes we've ever seen.