Black holes are some of the most mysterious and powerful objects in the universe. Delve into the real science behind these cosmic giants, from their formation to their incredible gravitational pull.

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Take a journey to 89 million light-years away from Earth to the NGC 7727 galaxy. It harbors the closest pair of supermassive ...

DESI, which will be scanning the sky for five more years, is expected to observe around 40 million galaxies and quasars ...

The supermassive black hole at the centre of our Galaxy is in continuous turmoil, observations made using the James Webb ...

In 2007, astronomers discovered the Cosmic Horseshoe, a gravitationally lensed system of galaxies about 5.5 billion ...

Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic ...

Scientists have discovered a way to create black holes without the mysterious singularities where physics breaks down. By ...

(CNN) - Astronomers say they have spotted a dazzling light show from the Milky Way’s black hole. The astronomers spotted the ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest and most distant blazar ever seen, named J0410–0139. This powerful object is located 12 ...

Scientists have pointed the James Webb Space Telescope at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, which is home to the ...