Scientists have discovered that some supermassive black holes rotate much more rapidly than expected. The discovery came as ...

The strange behavior of hypervelocity stars suggests a nearby dwarf galaxy must contain a supermassive black hole. If so, a ...

New details have been discovered about M87*, the first black hole ever photographed, revealing its plasma, its brightness and ...

Jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause gas to cool and fall toward that cosmic titan in a cosmic feeding process.

Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have detected the largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe. It's ...

It's no secret that black holes are some of the weirdest objects in space. Their disks are fluffy like cake, and diving into ...

Twin jets erupt from a supermassive black hole in Draco, offering new insights into black hole activity and evolution.

Supermassive black holes are often regarded as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence than first meets the eye. Researchers studied data from the ...

Supermassive black holes can fuel their own growth by cooling and recycling gas, creating a continuous cycle of feeding and ...

These massive black holes were found to be exerting influence over their surroundings in ways that cause hot gas to cool before flowing back toward them. The self-sustaining cycle ensures the ...