Astronomers overwhelmingly agree a supermassive black hole anchors the Milky Way. But a new theoretical analysis explores a far more speculative possibility: not a black hole, but a dense knot of dark ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered new evidence that sheds light on what scientists know about black holes. Launched more than four years ago, the infrared observatory, and successor to the ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed an actively growing supermassive black hole inside CEERS 1019, a galaxy that ...

A new simulation could help solve one of astronomy’s longstanding mysteries—how supermassive black holes formed so rapidly—along with a new one: What are the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) ...

Gravitational waves from black holes may soon reveal where dark matter is hiding. A new model shows how dark matter surrounding massive black holes leaves detectable fingerprints in the waves recorded ...

A bizarre, record-breaking neutrino detected in 2023 may have originated from an exploding primordial black hole—a relic from the early universe. Scientists suggest these black holes could carry a ...

"It would completely revolutionize physics and help us rewrite the history of the universe." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New ...

Whenever someone talks about black holes, they almost always talk about the event horizon and the singularity. After all, that's what defines a black hole, right? Well, it depends on what you mean by ...

2025 was another big year for black holes, and here's our pick of the top black hole stories from the last twelve months. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Astronomers have spotted the largest and most distant flare ever observed from a supermassive black hole. Nicknamed “Superman,” the flare originated 10 billion light-years from Earth, and at its peak, ...