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

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

The Würzburg-led research unit "Relativistic Jets in Active Galaxies" has been investigating the powerful plasma beams emitted by supermassive black ...

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

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

Caltech’s Katie Bouman explains how the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration captured the first imager of the Sagittarius A* ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are some of the most perplexing phenomena in nature. Even though astronomers have detected about ...

A team of astronomers including George Washington University physics Ph.D. student Eliza Neights recorded an extraordinary ...

Black holes, born from dying stars, are cosmic giants that grow by consuming matter and merging with others. While invisible ...

Learn how researchers used Einstein’s theory of general relativity to create the most accurate simulations to date.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope uncovers clues about a mysterious cosmic blast that defies expectationsA Rutgers ...

Image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration "has ...