Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...

Astronomers discover a network of cosmic tunnels linking our solar system to distant galaxies, revealing a dynamic and ...

Ever since NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was launched, it’s been revealing more about the universe than even most ...

A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could ...

MIT astronomers have been captivated by the strange behaviors of a supermassive black located 270 million light-years away, ...

The dense stellar remnant would, if confirmed, be the closest known object to any black hole, according to preliminary ...

Researchers found far more hidden black holes than previously known, indicating plenty of behemoths lurking in thick clouds ...

The first black hole that astronomers observed "turning off" just turned back on, releasing jets of hot gas into the cosmos.

"For such a faint and unknown target, we were not sure if we would get any data at all — but the strategy worked." ...

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...

Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...