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

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

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

Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster black holes disrupting a cloud of gas in the center of a ...

Black holes are the universe's shadowy figures, with many millions of them roaming unseen in our galaxy alone. These cosmic ...

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

A radical hypothesis suggesting black holes could be behind the accelerating expansion of our universe has been stirring up ...

NASA compares the universe's biggest black holes with "each other and to our solar system," in this Goddard Space Flight ...

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

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

Black holes exert a tremendous influence on their surroundings, meaning that when they spin, they literally drag the very fabric of space and time around with them. That means nothing can sit still ...

Scientists are now claiming that primordial black holes may be heating up and exploding throughout the universe. Detection of ...