New simulations suggest magnetic fields hold the key to forming black holes that defy known mass limits. When powerful ...

Monster black holes entered the cosmic scene soon after the Universe’s birth and grew rapidly, reaching millions or even ...

In 2023, astronomers detected a huge collision. Two unprecedentedly massive black holes had crashed an estimated 7 billion ...

A supermassive black hole violently gobbled up an enormous star, producing a gargantuan cosmic outburst, according to a new ...

A colossal black hole 10 billion light-years away has been caught devouring one of the universe’s biggest stars, unleashing a ...

Before atomic elements came together, less than a second after the Big Bang, if particles condensed into halos of matter, ...

A black hole can feel like the most distant and unreal object you could ever think about, yet the way its darkness bends ...

The enormous outburst was likely caused by an unfortunate star venturing too close to a supermassive black hole ...

Astronomers spotted a flaring black hole that may be consuming a star at least 30 times more massive than the sun. At its ...

In the blink of an eye after the Big Bang, the universe could have birthed strange new stars and black holes.

A giant star that is still being consumed by a supermassive black hole may have caused the largest flare of its kind ever seen, astronomers say.

Researcher Matthew Graham said scientists didn't initially "believe the numbers about the energy" emitting from the cosmic ...