New James Webb Space Telescope images of the stellar nursery Sgr C, near the galactic center, reveal why it contains fewer ...

Astronomers have discovered strong evidence of a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of ...

In the dense heart of the Milky Way, not only does a supermassive black hole reign, but a cloud of stellar-mass black holes ...

Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way received a powerful kick from the Large Magellanic Cloud — and a central black hole might ...

Scientists have detected radio signals from hot gas surrounding a supermassive black hole that existed 12.9 billion years ago ...

Scientists have discovered a star-smothering black hole energy jet tearing through a galaxy similar to the Milky Way.

Red specks in the early universe are puzzling astronomers, but a proposed explanation suggests they are the progenitors of ...

This suggests that O-type stars experience black hole grinding. There are plenty of the smaller B-type stars in the region, ...

Astronomers suggest there's a giant "star grinder" lurking at the center of the Milky Way, churning up star systems.

Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge "Black holes are so stealthy that this one has been practically under our noses this whole time." The galaxy next door to the Milky Way, ...

New research led by W. M. Keck Observatory Instrument Scientist and astronomer Grant Hill has confirmed what scientists have long suspected—WR 104 comprises two massive stars: a Wolf-Rayet star and an ...

Astronomers refer to these as "hypervelocity" stars. "It is astounding to realize that we have another supermassive black hole just down the block, cosmically speaking," said Jesse Han of the ...