The disc of plasma surrounding the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is constantly emitting flares both large and small.

Scientists are working to identify an oddly pulsating, supermassive black hole ( SMBH) that pulled a really weird stunt. More ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long flares as well as short flashes every day.

Astronomers analyzing M87*, the first black hole ever imaged, have discovered that its shadow changes from year to year. The ...

Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Northwestern astrophysicists gained the longest, most detailed glimpse yet of the ...

Black holes may leak more energy to their surroundings than previously suspected — and the faster these voids spin, the more ...

Black holes have been fascinating subjects of study, not just because they are cosmic vacuum cleaners, but also as engines of ...

NASA's flagship space telescope captured flares from the disk of superheated material around the black hole, revealing the ...

Sagittarius A*, our galaxy's supermassive black hole, is constantly producing strange eruptions. Astronomers are using the ...

according to a team of astrophysicists studying the black hole who published their findings Tuesday in The Astrophysical ...

Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the ...

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