Black hole light echoes are an extreme form of gravitational lensing. To measure the masses and spins of black holes, ...

Recent results suggest these exotic objects just might help us account for the mysterious force pushing the universe apart.

A team of astronomers believe they have found a black hole in the early universe gobbling down matter at a rate of 40 times ...

As we gaze into the universe, we've discovered most galaxies have a supermassive black hole lurking near the center.

Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from ...

Black holes are fascinating objects. They're unimaginably dense: If Earth was (hypothetically) crushed into a black hole, it ...

Astrophysicists have developed a method to detect light echoes from black holes, potentially revolutionizing the measurement ...

Kemi Badenoch has suggested council tax rises could be needed after claiming local authorities face a £2.4 billion “black ...

Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) can have billions of solar masses, and observational evidence suggests that all large ...

Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) can have billions of solar masses, and observational evidence suggests that all large ...

A team of U.S. astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole that is consuming matter at a phenomenal rate—40x the ...

Primordial black holes may be exploding throughout the universe. If we can catch them in the act, it could pave the way to ...