The Quipu superstructure is so large, it would take 1.4 billion light years to cross – and it could violate one of our ...

An international team of researchers has found dark matter dominating the halos of two supermassive black holes in galaxies roughly 13 billion light years away. Their study, published in The ...

These jets become elusive the farther back in time astronomers try to look because of the so-called cosmic microwave ...

Is it possible to understand the universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not ...

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a record-smashing galaxy wrapped in 9 rings of stars — along with ...

The research team said these rings likely formed when a smaller galaxy shot through the heart of the Bullseye galaxy roughly ...

NASA’s Chandra finds black holes recycle gas, ensuring a constant fuel supply. Their outbursts cool matter, triggering a ...

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

Astronomers have long been fascinated by the enigmatic behavior of black holes and their role in the cosmos. These colossal ...

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

Supermassive black holes can fuel their own growth by cooling and recycling gas, creating a continuous cycle of feeding and ...

New research shows black holes can trigger gas cooling, creating fuel for their own feeding. This process keeps them growing ...