A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.

Astronomers have observed a star wobbling in its orbit around a ravenous supermassive black hole that is ripping it apart and ...

But the supermassive black hole lurking at the core of NGC 3783 is 30 million times the mass of our humble sun, and the ...

Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a recent study using NASA's ...

X-ray space telescopes caught a supermassive blackhole flinging matter into space at a fifth of the speed of light ...

A never-before-seen blast from a supermassive black hole was spotted by two sophisticated X-ray space telescopes. This giant ...

A sudden X-ray flare from a supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 3783 triggered ultra-fast winds racing outward at a fifth the speed of light—an event never witnessed before. Using XMM-Newton and ...

An international team of astronomers, led by SRON, has observed a sudden outburst of matter near the supermassive black hole ...

Astronomers are learning more about the origins of supermassive black holes after new data is revealed from a 20-year-long ...

NASA’s new X‑ray images reveal how supermassive black holes sculpt galaxy clusters. Jets, bubbles, and ripples reshape cosmic ...

A monstrous black hole in a distant galaxy has earned itself a nickname worthy of a science-fiction horror movie for its gluttonous feasting on any stars that dare get near. Meet "Space Jaws." NASA ...

Intermediate mass black holes (IMBH), if they exist, have between about 100 and 1,000 solar masses, placing them in between ...