Stars are the architects of nearly all the chemical elements in the universe, including ones crucial to life as we know it, ...

A Michigan State University researcher saw X-rays coming from a black hole using the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope ...

This galaxy's central black hole appears to be a "messy eater" as its interstellar scraps are strewn into space.

"Could our galaxy one day experience similar high-energy phenomena that will have serious consequences for the survival of ...

Astronomers have uncovered a spiral galaxy nearly a billion light-years away that hosts a supermassive black hole launching ...

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In 2007, scientists discovered a mysterious cloud near our galaxy’s black hole. This cloud, which has since been named X7, is expected to be devours by the black hole within the next 13 years.

A supermassive black hole erupts with a massive jet of energy that could wipe out life in its host galaxy. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) A cosmic anomaly detected in a distant galaxy ...

Galaxy NGC 4945 in the constellation of Centaurus (main) and galactic winds flowing out from its supermassive black hole (inset). | Credit: ESO/C. Marconcini et al. A distant galaxy is home to a ...