New simulations suggest magnetic fields hold the key to forming black holes that defy known mass limits. When powerful ...

"Once you consider magnetic fields, you can actually explain the origins of this unique event." Scientists have gotten to the ...

The black hole was bigger than expected, and while the answer was hiding in plain sight, it still rewrites what we thought ...

New data reveals black hole jets can accelerate at speeds defying all physical laws, leaving astronomers without a clear ...

Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes "have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a ...

The enormous outburst was likely caused by an unfortunate star venturing too close to a supermassive black hole ...

A supermassive black hole violently gobbled up an enormous star, producing a gargantuan cosmic outburst, according to a new ...

The flare came from a supermassive black hole that's 10 billion light years away, making the flash the most distant one ...

Astronomers reveal how two “forbidden” massive black holes merged, solving a cosmic mystery and refining stellar evolution ...

Pairs of black holes have been detected in the past through their gravitational effects, but until now, scientists have never ...

Researcher Matthew Graham said scientists didn't initially "believe the numbers about the energy" emitting from the cosmic ...