Red specks in the early universe are puzzling astronomers, but a proposed explanation suggests they are the progenitors of ...

Astronomers have uncovered a spiral galaxy nearly a billion light-years away that hosts a supermassive black hole launching ...

Scientists have detected radio signals from hot gas surrounding a supermassive black hole that existed 12.9 billion years ago ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — Within the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument's early data, scientists have uncovered the largest samples ever of intermediate-mass black holes and dwarf galaxies hosting an ...

Hubble captures a stunning view of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104), famous for its brilliant central core and wide, dark dust lanes. Seen edge-on from Earth, its unique shape looks like a Mexican hat, ...

New research reveals that high-energy radiation from active galactic nuclei could foster life on distant planets by ...

At the center of most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. Interstellar gas periodically falls into the orbit ...

A surprising new study from Dartmouth and the University of Exeter researchers shows that when the supermassive black holes at the center of most large galaxies—including the Milky Way—consume ...

Southampton scientists say they are closer to understanding cosmic evolution after receiving satellite data. The University of Southampton team is part of an international consortium analysing ...

Although black hole radiation can be catastrophic in some cases, it may assist life once oxygen has accumulated in the planet ...

At the center of most large galaxies, including our Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. These powerful objects sometimes enter active galactic nucleus (AGN) mode, where they pull in gas and ...

At the center of most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. Interstellar gas ...