supermassive black hole

Dust around a supermassive black hole has been blown away from where astronomers expected to find it.

These pioneers may have served as seeds for the supermassive black holes at the hearts of galaxies today.

The findings are based on observations made by the NuSTAR and XMM-Newton space telescopes.

Giant black holes are famous for their appetites, but these matter-munching monsters are even greedier than scientists had thought.

Hypervelocity stars similar to our sun could shed light on star formation in the dust-shrouded center of the Milky Way.

X-ray telescopes have helped uncover previously unknown, giant black holes right in our cosmic backyard.

Using NASA's Chandra X-Ray space telescope, astronomers have discovered one of the smallest supermassive black holes in the middle of an unlikely host galaxy.

Here's a brief rundown of the spookiest things in space, from vampire stars to zombie planets.