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The polarity of a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of M87, a galaxy 55 million light-years from Earth, unexpectedly flipped.

Astronomers Spot Something “Totally Unexpected” at Event Horizon of Supermassive Black Hole

By Victor Tangermann

An incredible object form by two colliding galaxies may be the site of a recently formed supermassive black hole.

Bizarre “Infinity Galaxy” Could Hold the Secrets of Supermassive Black Holes

By Frank Landymore

Astrophysicist and Nobel laureate Reinhard Genzel is slightly skeptical about a new study that used AI to tease out a black hole's secrets.

Nobel Prize Winner Warns About Astronomers Using AI to Make Discoveries

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers Astonished by Largest Explosion Since the Big Bang

Astronomers Astonished by Largest Explosion Since the Big Bang

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers say they've discovered one of the most masssive black holes ever discovered in the Cosmic Horseshoe.

Scientists Discover Black Hole So Gigantic That You Will Quiver in Existential Terror

By Victor Tangermann

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists witnessed a brilliant light show at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.

James Webb Space Telescope

Scientists Turned the James Webb to Examine Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy and Saw Something Wild

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astronomers have spotted a black hole that's gobbling up matter at a seemingly impossible rate, surpassing previous limits.

There’s Something Impossible About This Ravenous Black Hole, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

New observations uncovered more supermassive black holes than previously detected, which could hold clues to how they first formed.

The Early Universe Was Absolutely Littered With Black Holes, Scientists Find

By Frank Landymore

New NASA data shows a supermassive black hole on a merciless killing spree, destroying one star and using its body as a new weapon.

Murderous Black Hole Goes on Rampage, Leaves Path of Wrecked Stars in Its Wake

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Falling into the event horizon of a black hole may mean certain death, but it sure as hell makes for a cool view.

NASA Releases Video of What It’s Like to Fall Into a Black Hole

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers captured the black hole at the center of the Milky Way in polarized light and its surrounding magnetic fields for the first time.

Scientists Capture Amazing Image of Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have found that "little red dots" in James Webb Space Telescope images are "baby" supermassive black holes.

James Webb Space Telescope

Scientists Surprised to Realize Red Dots in James Webb Images Are Black Holes

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted an unusual "extremely red" supermassive black hole billions of light-years away.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots “Extremely Red” Black Hole

By Victor Tangermann

The black hole formed just 400 million years after the Big Bang, but is so massive that it should've taken far longer to reach its size.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Finds Most Ancient Black Hole Ever Discovered

By Frank Landymore

The supermassive black hole that made headlines for being the first one to be imaged now became the first observed to be spinning.

Remember That Black Hole They Took a Picture of? It’s Spinning

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers have observed a whole new mechanism by which stars can die — by smashing into each other in the most explosive fashion.

Scientists Astounded When Two Stars Collide in Brain Melting Explosion

By Noor Al-Sibai