Supermassive black holes rarely travel alone. Most large galaxies hide one at the center, and when galaxies collide, the two ...

New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the ...

In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

Supermassive black hole binaries form naturally when galaxies merge, but scientists have only confidently observed a very few of these systems that are widely separated. Black hole binaries that ...

Woven through the universe are forces, often unseen, that dictate its grand design. For example, at the very heart of nearly ...

Scientists have named two systems of colliding supermassive black holes after Lord of the Rings locations, Gondor and Rohan.

Some evidence of supermassive black holes influencing the gas around them has previously been seen in X-ray images. However, ...

What if the Milky Way’s central “black hole” isn’t a black hole at all? A new model proposes that an ultra-dense dark matter core could mimic its gravitational pull.

It's nicknamed Jetty McJetface.

The Dark Pictures and Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games has announced the release date for its latest outing, sci-fi horror adventure Directive 8020.

Learn how a shredded star triggered a black hole jet that evolved into a years-long energy surge that continues to intensify.

Scientists have named newly detected merging supermassive black holes after ’Lord of the Rings’ locations, using gravitational wave data and quasar observations to map their mergers.