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Black holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe, and now scientists can model them more accurately than ever ...

Astronomers have confirmed the first known triple system in which all three galaxies host actively feeding, radio-bright ...

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

The image of supermassive black hole Sagittarius A * was created using data from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration.

In any other year, the supermassive black hole mentioned above would probably scoop the award for most striking outburst, but not in 2025. This year, that accolade goes to a flare designated ...

Cutting-edge supercomputer simulations reveal intricate processes around black holes, improving our understanding of ...

Black holes are significant within the scientific exploration of space. They are places in space where gravity is incredibly strong, so much so that not even light can evade it.  The center of a black ...

In 2017, astronomers found hypervelocity stars believed to have come from the Large Magellanic Cloud, supposedly kicked out ...

What's the size of the Milky Way galaxy? Learn how, depending on your definition, the size can change.

After decades of steady progress, computational astrophysicists have reached a major turning point in black hole research. A new study presents the ...

In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar ...