The James Webb telescope may have detected the universe's earliest and most distant known black hole at the heart of galaxy ...

A colossal star met an unexpected fate when it drifted too close to a supermassive black hole 10 billion light-years away.

U sing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have uncovered a voraciously feeding and rapidly growing ...

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

Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed an actively growing supermassive black hole ...

Astronomers watched how the light brightened and dimmed near the event horizon of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

Astronomers spotted the largest flare ever released from a supermassive black hole as it snacked on a giant star.

Astronomers generally assume that active galaxies may shift and flicker, since their central supermassive black holes tend to ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. (Main) An illustration of a feeding supermassive black hole "burping" jets of high-speed matter. ...

Some galaxies could grow so large by consuming one star from a binary system. April 8, 2012— -- For years, astronomers have puzzled over the diet needed to bulk up supermassive black holes – ...