While it's much smaller than the largest supermassive black holes detected, it's still a whopper considering how early in the ...

Intriguingly, ultralight dark matter might be able to turn into photons (light) — and it's through this process that the ...

Webb detected rare neon gas in M83. This may signal a hidden black hole, challenging the idea that the galaxy has only ...

For the first time, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a lone black hole — one with no star orbiting it. It’s “the only one so far,” says Kailash Sahu, an astronomer at the Space ...

After decades of inactivity, the black hole at the galaxy's heart burst with light. Now, the cosmic monster appears to be doing something that is forcing astronomers to re-evaluate their ...

Scientists have discovered key conditions needed for a stellar black hole to create plasma jets. Their findings show that when superheated gas material experiences a rapid shrinkage towards the black ...

Astronomers think there could be as many as 100 million black holes in our galaxy ... why it is a solitary wanderer might be due to its formation. The supernova explosion that created it must ...

A stellar black hole has been identified in the Milky Way - Copyright AFP Menahem KAHANA A stellar black hole has been identified in the Milky Way - Copyright AFP ...

This unexpected awakening, traced to a black hole at the galaxy’s center, offers a rare chance to witness a massive cosmic event in real time. The galaxy, known as SDSS1335+0728 and located ...

Simulations illustrate the absence of reflection from the device for the black hole analog and the formation of a standing wave due to interference of incident and reflected light for the white hole.