Gigantic black holes lurk at the center of virtually every galaxy, including ours, but we've lacked a precise picture of what ...

Located at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87), the supermassive black hole M87* holds a special place in the science ...

Inside an incredibly bright cluster of galaxies, a long-dormant supermassive black hole has come back to life. Radio images ...

Combining observations from several powerful telescopes, astronomers have detected a gargantuan, 'wobbling' black hole ...

But now a new study published in Nature suggests a solution to the Little Red Dots mystery. Scientists think young ...

How can a galaxy fade so early in the history of the Universe? Astronomers are particularly intrigued by these massive ...

This research was part of a global effort, involving experts from India and Poland. Apart from the lead authors, Dr. Surajit ...

Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space. The so-called "sleeping giant," named Gaia BH3, has a mass that ...

The galaxy appears to have stopped forming new stars around 400 million years ago. Instead of glowing with newborn stars, it looks dormant and subdued for its era.

Deep in the frozen heart of Antarctica, the South Pole Telescope has been watching one of the most extreme neighborhoods in our galaxy, and it's just caught something extraordinary happening there.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Astronomers have detected what may be the most massive black ...