NASA's Swift Observatory revealed twin 'monster' black holes devouring a gas cloud in a distant galaxy, creating recurring ...

To measure the masses and spins of black holes, scientists want to follow clues left behind by light that takes a ...

LID-568 was previously identified by the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but observing it was challenging due to its faint ...

Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision ...

Some stars may transform into black holes without exploding into supernovae. Now, astronomers have finally spotted it as it ...

A third, tenuously held companion to the known binary V404 Cygni may signal that at least some black holes form "gently." ...

Massive stars about eight times more massive than the sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The explosions, ...

The supermassive black holes have a combined mass 40 million times that of the Sun and they are about one light-day away from ...

A team of astrophysicists, led by scholars from the Institute for Advanced Study, has developed an innovative technique to ...

Astrophysicists have developed a method to detect light echoes from black holes, potentially revolutionizing the measurement ...

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