Traditionally, black holes are usually thought to "reside" at the centers of galaxies. However, a research team led by Dr. An Tao from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of ...

A black hole hiding on the outskirts of a far-off galaxy has just been caught red-handed consuming a star a galactic event that could potentially reveal secrets about one of astronomy’s most elusive ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Milky Way’s galactic center (inset) is home to strange, death-defying stars that manage to ...

Some of the mysterious pinpricks of light at the dawn of the Universe could be a type of object we've never seen before. According to a new analysis of a "little red dot" (LRD) nicknamed The Cliff, ...