If confirmed, this disappearing act might provide the closest and best observational evidence for the birth of a black hole ...

Previous observations of stars whipping around an unseen mass—especially a bright star called S2—have pointed to an object ...

For decades, scientists have theorized that the Milky Way Galaxy’s supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), ...

An exotic type of dark matter could explain some of the characteristics of our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, but many cosmologists are leery of the idea ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. What would it feel like to fall into a black hole? In his new book, "Facing Infinity," author and ...

For decades, the motions of stars near the center of our Milky Way Galaxy have been treated as some of the clearest evidence for a supermassive black hole.

Astronomers announced Wednesday that at last they had captured an image of the unobservable: a black hole, a cosmic abyss so deep and dense that not even light can escape it. For years, and for all ...

Our Milky Way galaxy may not have a supermassive black hole at its center but rather an enormous clump of mysterious dark ...

A recent University graduate has collaborated with a veteran University professor to shed light upon an obscure subject: black holes. Under physics professor emeritus John Wheeler, Daniel Holz '92, a ...