A new study shows that black holes consume gas which creates an outburst that cools nearby gas for the black hole to consume ...

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

By studying the fastest jet ever seen erupting from an infant star, astronomers have discovered that the mechanism that ...

Jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause gas to cool and fall toward that cosmic titan in a cosmic feeding process.

Rather than relying on a cheek swab or a little blood, however, these cosmic DNA tests utilize tiny ripples in the fabric of ...

Space-time may hide a bizarre new kind of black hole that causes Einstein’s theory of gravity to fail – and could solve the ...

"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied." ...

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals ...

In NASA's latest survey, experts detected black holes hidden behind thick clouds of gas and dust and others that are not.

Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that black holes can cool gas to the proper temperature for a cosmic feast ...

Scientists have found that supermassive black holes self-grow by regulating the cooling of surrounding hot gas, forming warm ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...