Researchers using XMM-Newton and Chandra telescopes have linked X-ray emissions from 21 distant quasars to rapid supermassive ...

For decades, astronomers have puzzled over how the supermassive black holes residing in the center of galaxies form. Now, ...

"The results we are obtaining are truly unexpected, and all point to a super Eddington-type growth mechanism for black holes.

Black hole coronae are billions of degrees hot, which makes them a lot more difficult to study in detail. Using NASA’s IXPE ( ...

Astounding simulation shows magnetic fields create fluffy, not flat, accretion disks around supermassive black holes, ...

Despite decades of study, black holes are still one of the most puzzling objects in the Universe. As we know from Einstein’s ...

When astronomers look deep into space, black holes often appear as inscrutable giants, swallowing everything that crosses ...

Those flattened clouds of gas and dust surrounding supermassive black holes are known as accretion disks. Around some supermassive black holes, the churning of these disks is one of the most ...

If you were lucky enough to observe a total eclipse, you are certain to remember the halo of brilliant light around the Moon ...

Astronomers have made a major breakthrough in understanding the mysterious coronae of black holes, leveraging cutting-edge ...

Black holes expel powerful jets of charged particles that lead to luminous bursts of gamma rays, all made possible by each ...