In the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, there is a supermassive black hole feeding on nearby stars. It's called ...

These two small (ish) black holes were actually pulled together not by each other, but by a third supermassive black hole.

Astronomers capture the twinkle of a distant quasar, RX J1131, and reveal the secret size of a black hole's fiery corona.

Astronomers have discovered 53 new supermassive black hole-powered quasars that are blasting out jets of matter at near light ...

"In order to get such high sensitivity in the mid-infrared, one needs to go to space, as the atmosphere severely messes up ...

Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed an actively growing supermassive black hole within a galaxy just 570 million years after the Big Bang. Part of a class of ...

The flare came from a supermassive black hole that’s 10 billion light years away, making the flash the most distant one ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. (Main) An illustration of a feeding supermassive black hole "burping" jets of high-speed matter. ...

A monstrous black hole in a distant galaxy has earned itself a nickname worthy of a science-fiction horror movie for its gluttonous feasting on any stars that dare get near. Meet "Space Jaws." NASA ...

A colossal star met an unexpected fate when it drifted too close to a supermassive black hole 10 billion light-years away.

Some galaxies could grow so large by consuming one star from a binary system. April 8, 2012— -- For years, astronomers have puzzled over the diet needed to bulk up supermassive black holes – ...