Combining observations from several powerful telescopes, astronomers have detected a gargantuan, 'wobbling' black hole ...

For years, the James Webb Space Telescope has been spotting enormous black holes in the early universe that defy all ...

Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea discovered “the clearest evidence yet that a supermassive black hole can ...

A nearby active galaxy called VV 340a offers a dramatic look at how a supermassive black hole can reshape its entire host.

The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its clearest view yet of a supermassive black hole's immediate surroundings, ...

Learn about J1007+3540, a black hole that has recently come back to life and is described as a “cosmic volcano.” ...

Chandra X-ray Observatory and X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) imagery of the Milky Way's core and supermassive black hole ...

Astronomers have identified a nearby galaxy whose central activity seems to be changing its long-term future. This galaxy, VV 340a, contains a superma.

A supermassive black hole is reawakening inside a distant galaxy cluster—and after almost 100 million years of slumber, ...

One of the most vivid portraits of "reborn" black hole activity—likened to the eruption of a "cosmic volcano" spreading ...

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have uncovered the largest and most extended stream of ...

At the heart of our own galaxy, there is a dense thicket of stars with a supermassive black hole at the very center. NASA's ...