Astronomers at the University of Hawaii uncovered black hole events so packed with energy, they were the biggest explosions seen since the Big Bang.

Explore 10 jaw-dropping black hole wallpapers captured by NASA. These cosmic visuals reveal the mysterious beauty of space, perfect for anyone fascinated by the universe’s most powerful and ...

Now, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed a black hole in the act of devouring a star, ripping it apart and creating a huge burst of radiation.

In 1974, Stephen Hawking proposed that black holes can evaporate via a process now known as Hawking radiation.

Located 5,000 light-years from Earth, this black hole is much closer than the supermassive one at the Milky Way’s center, which also lies in Sagittarius but about 27,000 light-years from us.

Black hole singularities might be the beginning rather than an end, new research suggests.

Our understanding of black holes, time and the mysterious dark energy that dominates the universe could be revolutionized, as new University of Sheffield research helps unravel the mysteries of ...

Black holes have been fascinating subjects of study, not just because they are cosmic vacuum cleaners, but also as engines of immense power capable of extracting and redistributing energy on a ...

Supermassive black hole binary emits unexpected flares Their orbit periodically takes them through a cloud of gas, triggering flares.

Has your black hole knowledge been keeping up? Try as you might, you can’t escape the pull of our black hole quiz, so it’s time to find out how much you know about these cosmic drain holes.

The conventional wisdom among astronomers is that black holes - those exceptionally dense objects with gravity so powerful that not even light can escape - form in the violent explosion, called a ...

Some scientists think black holes are back doors to other universes. If true, this theory could explain how all of the matter in our universe was created.