Small and unassuming, Segue 1 is a nearby dwarf galaxy containing only a handful of stars—too few to provide the gravity ...

It’s possible that these objects might be the primordial beginnings of the supermassive black holes found in the centers of ...

Indian astronomers have discovered how supermassive black holes and their powerful jets regulate galaxy growth by halting ...

The sounds aren't just a scientific curiosity, though. The tenuous gas and plasma that drifts between the galaxies in galaxy ...

The universe is a strange place. The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) orbiting observatory recently highlighted ...

AGN are bright centres of galaxies powered by matter falling into supermassive black holes, which are millions of times more ...

A supermassive black hole 17 billion times the sun’s mass consumes the equivalent of one sun per day and shines 500 trillion ...

Astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics have discovered that radiation and jets from supermassive black holes ...

A study reveals that black hole activities inhibit new star formation by ejecting gas from galaxy centers, regulating galactic growth.

The black hole is growing because of all it is sucking inwards and rapidly. Everything around it, from stars to interstellar ...

The hypothesis is as provocative as it is fascinating. A group of scientists linked to Harvard University has reignited the ...