Physicists have started to treat a once-fringe idea with surprising seriousness: that our entire observable universe might be ...

In a remote sector of deep space, researchers have identified something unexpected — a signature that hints at molecular ...

In any other year, the supermassive black hole mentioned above would probably scoop the award for most striking outburst, but not in 2025. This year, that accolade goes to a flare designated ...

APM 08279-5255 is a massive black hole (quasar) that contains about 140 trillion times the amount in all of Earth’s oceans ...

Three merging galaxies host three active black holes, offering rare insight into galaxy and black hole growth.

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the satellites we use for navigation, communication and Earth observation every ...

In this instance, two enormous black holes – 100 and 140 times the mass of Earth's sun – collided. The result? A black hole the size of a whopping 240 suns. Black holes this massive shouldn't be ...

Astronomers have made a truly mind-boggling discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): a runaway black hole 10 ...

Astronomers have confirmed the first known triple system in which all three galaxies host actively feeding, radio-bright ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration created a ...

The highest energy neutrino ever detected from space may finally have an origin story. Mathematical analyses suggest that the ghost particle could’ve come from a theoretical object known as a ...

A supermassive black hole that’s 10 million times the mass of the Sun is hurtling through space, leaving a trail of gas ...