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) ...

Using observations gathered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers have revealed that ...

Tushna Commissariat talks to author and historian Lynn Gamwell about her fascination with abstract art, visualizing the ...

Black hole science in 2025 did not advance in gentle increments. It lurched forward in giant steps, from record shattering collisions to hints of entirely new kinds of objects that blur the line ...

Physicists have not yet watched a black hole literally blow itself apart, but they are closing in on the conditions where such an event might finally be seen. At the same time, telescopes are catching ...

Astronomers have spotted a rare, rule-breaking quasar in the early Universe that appears to be growing its central black hole at an astonishing pace. Observations show the black hole is devouring ...

For years, astronomers treated merging black holes as if they all came from the ...

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, ...

A runaway black hole leaving a streak of new stars in its wake. James Webb Space Telescope / van Dokkum et al. Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our Solar ...

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 ...