James Webb Space Telescope confirms first runaway supermassive black hole racing through Cosmic Owl galaxies, proving violent mergers can eject galaxy cores at astonishing speeds across deep space.

"It boggles the mind! The forces that are needed to dislodge such a massive black hole from its home are enormous. And yet, ...

A supermassive black hole that’s 10 million times the mass of the Sun is hurtling through space, leaving a trail of gas ...

Black holes usually get described as cosmic shut-ins. They form, they sit at the centre of a galaxy, and they […] ...

In any other year, the supermassive black hole mentioned above would probably scoop the award for most striking outburst, but not in 2025. This year, that accolade goes to a flare designated ...

The discovery of a hidden supermassive black hole inside an ancient galaxy suggests that some of our universe's most extreme objects could be invisible unless observed in infrared wavelengths, James ...

A new image of M87 shows and confirms for the first time the feeding ring and jet of its supermassive black hole.

In a fresh discovery that's leaving astronomers awestruck, the James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the existence of a 'runaway' supermassive black hole.

Scientists say they've spotted the first runaway supermassive black hole that's rocketing away from its home at a staggering speed.

A black hole the mass of at least ten million suns is tearing through space, fast enough to escape its home galaxy. As it ...

NASA's newest space telescope — a black hole-hunting observatory — unfolded a giant mast in orbit Thursday (June 21), one of the final steps before it can begin peering deep into the universe. The ...

Astronomers had long suspected that certain quasars—those brilliant, otherworldly light sources fueled by supermassive black holes—could harbor two black holes rather than one. That theory, long ...