The historic first image of the Messier 87 (M87) supermassive black hole, captured using the Event Horizon Telescope, has ...

NASA This image showcases galaxy NGC 1275 which is known for its radio source and strong emitter of X-rays due to a ...

Stellar-mass black holes typically form after a star goes supernova and collapses. However, the discovery of the first-ever triple black hole system, V404 Cygni, complicates that picture. This black ...

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

Black holes are the most mysterious objects in the universe which are actually regions of space-time where the curvature is so extreme that not even light can escape. The idea arose when Albert ...

A quasar emits exceptionally large amounts of energy generated by a supermassive black hole fueled by infalling matter. Monster black hole: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals this monster black ...

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

The famous first picture of the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy might not be accurate, a new study has claimed. The picture – initially published in 2022, after years of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

If you’ve ever witnessed a solar eclipse, you might recall the Sun’s corona — its outermost atmosphere — a halo of glowing ...

This first-ever image of Sagittarius A* ... paints a slightly different picture of what the black hole, located about 26,000 light-years away, may look like. In the latest study, which is ...