Supermassive black holes rarely travel alone. Most large galaxies hide one at the center, and when galaxies collide, the two ...

A massive star 2.5 million light-years away simply vanished — and astronomers now know why. Instead of exploding in a supernova, it quietly collapsed into a black hole, shedding its outer layers in a ...

In 2014, a NASA telescope observed that the infrared light emitted by a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy gradually grew brighter. The star glowed more intensely with infrared light for around ...

The historic first image of the Messier 87 (M87) supermassive black hole, captured using the Event Horizon Telescope, has ...

Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of the Perseus galaxy cluster's black hole and M87's jet have been turned into sound ...

Recent observations suggest that 'runaway' black holes are tumbling through the cosmos. Building on decades of theory, the discovery adds a remarkable new chapter to the story of the universe.

What if the Milky Way’s central “black hole” isn’t a black hole at all? A new model proposes that an ultra-dense dark matter core could mimic its gravitational pull.

A scientist has revealed the terrifying - and surprising - reality of what you might see and feel if you fell into a black hole ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District is weighing mass layoffs as it faces a deficit of nearly $200 million – driven by huge salaries and plummeting enrollment. The board is expected to meet next ...

David McLay Kidd is excited to join peers Doak, Hanse and Coore-Crenshaw at Streamsong with what might be his 'most fun' golf ...

In Namibia’s dry grasslands, the tiny black-footed cat survives by borrowing underground homes from springhares. New research reveals a hidden partnership that could decide this rare predator’s ...

The den was under an abandoned house near Hunters. Neighbors had reported seeing a black bear walking around the property, gathering grass and other den-making material. They were alarmed.