What could force a supermassive black hole (SMBH) out of its host galaxy? They can have hundreds of millions, even billions ...

A never-before-seen blast from a supermassive black hole was spotted by two sophisticated X-ray space telescopes. This giant ...

Astronomers have observed a star wobbling in its orbit around a ravenous supermassive black hole that is ripping it apart and ...

X-ray space telescopes caught a supermassive blackhole flinging matter into space at a fifth of the speed of light ...

The X‑arithmetic technique offers a powerful new way to map the physics of other galactic structures across the universe and ...

The cosmos has served up a gift for a group of scientists who have been searching for one of the most elusive phenomena in ...

The 11th day of the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar features a new view of the heart of a nearby spiral galaxy.

A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

New Chandra X-ray study finds many dwarf galaxies may not host central massive black holes, challenging long-held assumptions about galaxy formation and black hole origins ...

New observations suggest that the relationship between light emitted by quasars has changed over cosmic time, hinting that ...

James Webb Space Telescope confirms the first runaway supermassive black hole in the Cosmic Owl galaxy, observing its tail and bow shock, providing direct evidence of black hole ejection during galaxy ...