Space.com was on duty all year to bring you every major development in our understanding of the universe's most fascinating ...

The known black holes that populate the universe fall into two types: those up to a few dozen times the mass of the sun and ...

For half a century, astrophysicists have been trying to solve the Black Hole Information Paradox—first explained by Stephen ...

The first-ever photographed black hole emits an extraordinary gamma-ray flare, billions of times more energetic than visible ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has caught a napping monster black hole in the early universe. The cosmic giant is slumbering ...

A massive, energetic jet from Virgo A could help scientists understand how matter behaves around a black hole.

Einstein's theory of general relativity describes the inevitability of singularities, which are obscured by black holes ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery: a binary star orbiting perilously close to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*. This stellar pair defies ...

Scientists have long observed black holes existing as part of binary systems, where a black hole pairs with a nearby object ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is 'napping' after stuffing itself with too much food. Like a bear gorging itself on salmon before ...

Astronomers have identified a remarkable water reservoir in deep space, circling a huge quasar more than 12 billion ...

As the thirds series of popular reality show kicks off, Antonia Windsor reveals how you can play their own version of the ...