Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum and his team have discovered direct evidence of a black hole birth in a recently-collided galaxy duo named 'Infinity'.

Black holes are some of the most enigmatic and terrifying phenomena in the universe. These cosmic giants possess gravitational forces so intense that not even light can escape their grasp. While black ...

Black holes have long fascinated scientists and the public alike, representing some of the most enigmatic and powerful forces in the universe. These cosmic giants, with their immense gravity and ...

An international team of physicists discovered the largest-ever merger of 2 black holes through a phenomenon known as ...

Astronomers have detected the signal of a colossal black hole in deep space that likely formed when two already-large black ...

Two colossal black holes—among the most massive ever seen—collided in deep space, creating gravitational waves that rippled across the cosmos and shook the foundations of astrophysical theory.

The only place that's likely to happen is at the very center of our galaxy. And, for a while, there was an excess of ...

The project is called Black Hole Explorer (BHEX), and was initiated by the team that operates the Event Horizon Telescope ...

The biggest black hole merger yet observed could confirm a rare class of black holes long thought to be missing from the universe.

The new black hole has more than 200 times the mass of our sun – and is challenging theories of how objects form in space ...

A U.S. gravitational wave detector spotted a collision between fast-spinning “forbidden” black holes that challenge physics ...

Discoveries keep pouring out of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Researchers observed an unusual cluster, which they ...