Astronomers spotted the largest flare ever released from a supermassive black hole as it snacked on a giant star.

Learn what a black hole is, how it forms, and how astronomers detect it. Understand the science behind black holes and their ...

Black holes can get energy boosts by ‘snacking’, although their dish of choice is rather different from our own. Analysis ...

A supermassive black hole violently gobbled up an enormous star, producing a gargantuan cosmic outburst, according to a new ...

The most massive stars in the universe are destined to explode as brilliant supernova before collapsing into black holes. Yet ...

At the heart of the Milky Way, just 27,000 light-years from Earth, there is a supermassive black hole with a mass of more ...

Scientists are observing the most energetic flare ever seen emanating from a supermassive black hole, apparently caused when ...

Astronomers have spotted the biggest flare ever seen erupting around a black hole, which also happens to be the most distant ...

The enormous outburst was likely caused by an unfortunate star venturing too close to a supermassive black hole ...

James Webb Space telescope spots 'big red dot' in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named 'BiRD' ...

A ‘superflare’ 10 trillion times brighter than the Sun is confirmed as the record-holder for both luminosity and distance.

Scientists have discovered a supermassive black hole flare, the largest seen in the universe, and it may be making a meal of ...