Astronomers had long suspected that certain quasars—those brilliant, otherworldly light sources fueled by supermassive black ...

UCLA astronomers report the discovery of a remarkable star that orbits the enormous black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy in a blistering 11.5 years — the shortest known orbit of any star ...

An international team of astronomers has discovered the first tidal disruption event (TDE) producing bright radio emission ...

Astronomers across the world are turning their telescopes toward one of the most mysterious objects ever detected in space, ...

NEW YORK -- A star was shredded apart by a black hole and a scientist's keen observation set off a chain of events that allowed the phenomenon to be captured on several different satellite cameras.

A consensus is emerging that the dots, sometimes called rubies, are an entirely new type of object in the Universe.

Two Thai astronomers have helped discover a new black widow pulsar designated PSR J1544–2555, contributing to international ...

Astronomers release first image of two supermassive black holes orbiting each other in quasar OJ287, provide evidence of binary black holes.

First-ever image of two black holes captured orbiting each other, confirming a decades-old theory using a powerful radio ...