Black holes don’t have many identifying features. They come in one color (black) and one shape (spherical). Black holes don’t have many identifying features. They come in one color (black ...

Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe. These hyper-dense celestial phenomena exert gravitational forces so powerful that not even light can escape their pull, and time itself is ...

"The results we are obtaining are truly unexpected, and all point to a super Eddington-type growth mechanism for black holes. I would say we hit the jackpot!" Scientists have found evidence that ...

This illustration of material swirling around a black hole highlights a particular feature, called the “corona,” that shines brightly in X-ray light. In this depiction, the corona can be seen ...

Peculiar James Webb Space Telescope observations seem to show gargantuan black holes in the earliest moments of the universe. New research may explain how they formed, thanks to primordial "seeds".

The ghosts of stars are up to their usual mischief. By Dennis Overbye Just in time for Halloween, two black holes are in the news. One is a serial killer, on the verge of devouring its second star ...

When a supermassive black hole lights up like this, we call it a quasar. How to watch a quasar To get a good look at quasar jets, astronomers often use radio telescopes.

How did supermassive black holes end up at the center of every galaxy? A while back, it wasn't that hard to explain: That's where the highest concentration of matter is, and the black holes had ...

A black hole's magnetic parent: The neutron star The scientists realized that perhaps previous simulations of collapsing neutron stars weren't giving the full picture. "Past simulations have only ...

Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang that is consuming matter at a phenomenal rate -- over 40 times the ...

Keep reading for the full list of the best Black movies on Netflix right now. A story that explores the tensions between Black wealth and heritage, The Piano Lesson centers on a prized family ...

Black holes are one of the most enigmatic stellar objects. While best known for swallowing up their surroundings into a gravity pit from which nothing can escape, they can also shoot off powerful ...