Infrared observations help astronomers uncover hundreds of obscured supermassive black holes, reshaping cosmic understanding.

There's a universe full of black holes out there, spinning merrily away—some fast, others more slowly. A recent survey of ...

Astronomers compile a large sample of an unusual class of objects in an effort to connect the dots to the early universe.

Sgr A*, at the heart of the Milky Way and clocking in at 4.3 million solar masses, is the closest supermassive black hole we have access to. It's also on the quiescent end of the activity scale, which ...

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Supermassive black hole reactivates, emitting plasma jets New data sheds light on black hole’s unusual behavior since 2018 Potential white dwarf companion may explain black hole's activity ...

North Liberty’s best kept secret looks like a giant satellite dish nestled in a wooded area between North Liberty and ...

Using IRAS and NuSTAR telescopes, scientists identify hundreds of obscured black holes hidden behind gas and dust.

A remarkable black hole, located 270 million light-years away in the Draco constellation, has become the center of ...

Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...

A team that included University of Arizona astronomers captured the infrared image of the supermassive black hole using a Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer.

Marcus Chown’s “A Crack in Everything” is a journey through space and time with the people studying one of the most enigmatic objects in the universe.