Hubble dimmed quasar 3C 273’s glare to reveal ghostly blobs and filaments near its core—evidence of galaxy cannibalism and ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a strikingly detailed view of one of the universe’s most iconic and powerful ...

One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar—a spinning black hole spraying out highly energetic ...

Astronomers have reached deeper into the heart of a brilliant cosmic engine than ever before, using NASA’s Hubble Space ...

Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in ...

Black holes power some of the most energetic phenomena in the known universe, but could they ever power an advanced human ...

Black holes and quasars are some of the most mysterious entities in the cosmos. Check out these 7 stunning images of black ...

Scientists have discovered a colossal water reservoir in space, containing as much water as 100 trillion times all the oceans ...

The quasar — which is the cloud of gas and material surrounding a black hole — was spotted a significant distance from the center of the galaxy it is believed to have helped form, meaning that ...

"Could our galaxy one day experience similar high-energy phenomena that will have serious consequences for the survival of precious life in it?" ...

A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. There are two main ...