One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar—a spinning black hole spraying out highly energetic ...

Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in that galaxy is rotating.

We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing ...

Dark mode in Google Photos for the web is finally available for everyone. To activate it, just hop into Settings, find ...

Physics Professor Colin Hill and collaborators have released the clearest images to-date of the universe in its infancy.

and high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs). SLX 1746–331 is a transient black hole LMXB at a distance of about 35,200 light years, discovered in 1985. After a 13-year-long period of quiescence ...

It appears that us land-dwellers are not the only ones making the most of the slight bit of sunshine that has graced us this week. These stunning photos, taken by photographer Chris Paul Bourne of ...

However, a lingering question has remained: can black holes actively contribute to their own feeding process? A recent study provides compelling evidence that they can. The research was based on data ...