Ancient quasars seen by the James Webb Space Telescope technically shouldn’t exist, but one rare type of dark matter could ...

After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

Supermassive black holes are often regarded as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence than first meets the eye. Researchers studied data from the ...

These black holes feed on surrounding gas ... like the VLT's MUSE (Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer) instrument to create 3D views of the universe. NASA's Chandra programme, managed from Alabama ...

"Finding more supermassive black holes that are potentially hosting jets raises the question as to how these black holes grew so big in such a short timescale." Astronomers have discovered a ...

As the author concludes, “No wonder Einstein never believed in black holes.” Chown’s book is primarily a chronicle of the researchers who helped make black holes believable, not just for the ...