New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the ...

In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

Astronomers propose that an ultra-dense clump of exotic dark matter could be masquerading as the powerful object thought to ...

Some evidence of supermassive black holes influencing the gas around them has previously been seen in X-ray images. However, ...

Researchers propose a new technique to identify supermassive black hole binaries through gravitational lensing causing ...

It's nicknamed Jetty McJetface.

New research reveals how quiet galactic engines can help shape entire galaxies.

"It is amazing to see that we are gradually moving towards combining these breakthrough observations across multiple frequencies and completing the picture of the jet launching region." ...

The earliest black holes in the universe may not have disappeared from Hawking radiation after all, new research hints.

Astronomers have traced the origin point of a jet of material that is thousands of light-years long emanating from the supermassive black hole M87* ...

Learn how a shredded star triggered a black hole jet that evolved into a years-long energy surge that continues to intensify.

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Scientists are observing the behavior of a supermassive black hole that is ...