Astronomers have observed a star wobbling in its orbit around a ravenous supermassive black hole that is ripping it apart and ...
A team of astronomers including George Washington University physics Ph.D. student Eliza Neights recorded an extraordinary ...
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.
Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a recent study using NASA's ...
A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.
The European Space Agency said that the black hole inside the spiral galaxy NGC 3783 has the mass of 30 million suns.
A never-before-seen blast from a supermassive black hole was spotted by two sophisticated X-ray space telescopes. This giant ...
NASA has visualized the cataclysm, which is thought to have caused a mysterious eruption of gamma rays captured by telescopes ...
A new study by CDC researchers has found that substance use disorders cost the U.S. economy just under $93 billion in 2023.
Learn more about the supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 3783 and how its powerful blast is similar to our sun’s coronal ...
Scientists observed a spinning black hole dragging space and time as it tore apart a star, confirming a key prediction of Einstein’s theory of relativity ...