NASA's Chandra and NuSTAR telescopes have teamed up to study a supermassive black hole-powered quasar that could have played a key role in ending the cosmic dark ages.

Strange x-ray pulses hint at a surprisingly long-lived white dwarf orbiting precariously close to a supermassive black hole

University of Arizona astronomers have now produced the highest resolution direct images ever taken of a supermassive black hole in the infrared, using the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer.

Researchers found far more hidden black holes than previously known, indicating plenty of behemoths lurking in thick clouds of gas and dust.

Astronomers have captured the most detailed infrared images yet of an active galactic nucleus (AGN), using the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer. This breakthrough enables unprecedented insight into the energetic phenomena surrounding supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies,

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are among the most energetic phenomena observed in the universe. These luminous objects, powered by supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies, release staggering amounts of energy as matter spirals into their intense gravitational pull.

Most picture the night sky as an endless sea of twinkling stars. But if your eyes could see the universe in X-rays, you’d spot thousands upon thousands of bright points representing giant black holes feeding on gas and dust.

Black holes are some of the universe's greatest mysteries, incredibly dense and sometimes massive void that suck in anything and everything that passes their event horizons. Now a relatively nearby star cluster known as Palomar 5,

According to scientists, there could be more black holes in the universe than previously thought. Researchers reckon astronomers could be missing between 30 per cent and 50 per cent of the feeding supermassive black holes,