A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to ...

Three black holes in one area sounds terrifying.

Surprisingly, some of the universe's brightest objects are black holes. As scorching gas and dust flow around and into a ...

On Black Hole Friday, we spotlight the work of astrophysicist Chung-Pei Ma, whose research is transforming our understanding ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of an ultramassive black hole surrounded by gas abnd dust that it feeds on to ...

"If this turns out to be real, then it’s enormous." ...

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

How confusing inevitability with reality built decades of paradox. What if general relativity never actually tells us that ...

Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious movements of stars in Omega Centauri, the largest star cluster in the Milky Way, finally be resolved? Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Black holes are massive, strange and incredibly powerful astronomical objects. Scientists know that supermassive black holes reside in the centers of most galaxies. And they ...

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 – ...