Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...

"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied." ...

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals ...

In NASA's latest survey, experts detected black holes hidden behind thick clouds of gas and dust and others that are not.

In an article published in Physical Review Letters on Thursday, scientists carried out an innovative study testing the ...

By combining data from NASA’s IRAS and NuSTAR telescopes, scientists have uncovered more hidden supermassive black holes than earlier estimates suggested. Their findings indicate that over a third of ...

Space-time may hide a bizarre new kind of black hole that causes Einstein’s theory of gravity to fail – and could solve the ...

Supermassive black holes are among the most common types of black holes in the universe. Most galaxies contain a supermassive black hole at their centres. These black holes have masses ranging ...

After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

A new study shows that black holes consume gas which creates an outburst that cools nearby gas for the black hole to consume ...

The study has found that due to internal outbursts, black holes can cool down gas to feed themselves. This process results in ...

NASA has released an eerie audio clip of sound waves emanating from a supermassive black hole in the Perseus galaxy cluster, ...