The pair are located in the galaxy Markarian 501, around 500 million light-years from Earth ...

A supermassive black hole has been generating more energy than the Death Star in the last four years, according to new research by a University of Oregon astrophysicist. This phenomenon was caused by ...

A violent stellar disruption recorded in 2024 has given astronomers their most comprehensive evidence yet of a black hole twisting the very fabric of spacetime around itself. This effect is known as ...

At the center of the galaxy Markarian 501, two black holes appear to orbiting each other – and they could collide in less ...

A supermassive black hole with a case of cosmic indigestion has been burping out the remains of a shredded star for four years — and it’s still going strong, new research led by a University of Oregon ...

Earlier this year, researchers reported the most massive black hole merger ever detected. But the event was so unusual that questions around its origin sowed confusion within the astrophysics ...

Tushna Commissariat talks to author and historian Lynn Gamwell about her fascination with abstract art, visualizing the ...