As if supermassive black holes weren't scary enough already, their rotational speed is absolutely mind-blowing.
Astronomers recently made the fascinating discovery of the brightest and fastest growing quasar ever seen.
The international team of astronomers describe their intriguing discovery and explore what it could be.
The huge black hole at the center of our galaxy is spinning at such an extreme rate that it is literally squishing space-time.
The telltale gravitational signature of supermassive black holes merging has been detected by astronomers for the first time.
It might sound unthinkable, but is our universe simply the interior of a black hole that is situated within another universe ?
Black holes may be the long-sought source of the mysterious dark energy that makes up most of the universe.
Astronomers seeking alien 'technosignatures' far out in space have suggested that black holes could be the key.
Situated in our 'cosmic backyard', this newly discovered behemoth is ten times more massive than the Sun.
The newly released clip is a processed recording of sound waves rippling through clouds of gas and plasma.
Astronomers have discovered the fastest-growing black hole ever seen and it's an absolute whopper.
Scientists have produced an audio clip from acoustic waves propagating through the gas around a supermassive black hole.
Astronomers have captured the first ever image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
Astronomers have discovered the first known stellar-mass black hole roaming solo through space.
Advances in technology have helped astrophysicists learn more about how black holes work.
The unexpected discovery succeeds in proving Einstein's theory of general relativity right once again.
Exactly what happens when a black hole collides with one of the most dense stars in the known universe ?
It might sound like science fiction, but the idea of linking two black holes together actually does have some merit.
A new study has suggested that we may be able to pick up the telltale signs of this process from light years away.
Sir Roger Penrose maintains that evidence of our universe's predecessor can still be seen in black holes.