The Hubble Space Telescope has once again provided astronomers with invaluable insights into the mysteries of the universe. As part of its ongoing mission, Hubble captured the light emitted by a ...

Astronomers in Hawaii have discovered a new kind of explosion, and they’re the most energetic stellar explosions ever recorded. Meet “extreme nuclear transients” (ENTs): when supermassive ...

Astronomers have identified a supermassive black hole located on the outskirts of a galaxy 600 million light-years from Earth, where it was observed consuming a nearby star.

Every time this doomed star plunges through a supermassive black hole's accretion disk, it loses orbital energy and triggers a burst of X-rays.

When it comes to safe places for life, supermassive black holes are probably the last place you’d consider safe for nearby planets, let alone life-bearing ones. There are good reasons for this ...

Often seen as destructive, supermassive black holes could help sustain life under specific conditions, scientists have found.

The strange behavior of hypervelocity stars suggests a nearby dwarf galaxy must contain a supermassive black hole. If so, a collision with the Milky Way is inevitable.

How did supermassive black holes get big so fast? Astrophysicist Sophie Koudmani tells us how she and her colleagues are finding out.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have confirmed that supermassive black holes can prevent star formation in their host galaxies by expelling vital gas and dust.

The "deaths" of galaxies are caused by their central supermassive black holes, and the "smoking gun" evidence of this connection takes an unexpected form.

If a star gets too close to a black hole, it gets shredded and produces a complex ball of light. These videos are the first time this dramatic event has been simulated in detail.

Monash University astronomers have contributed to a breakthrough in understanding the dramatic fate of stars that wander too close to supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies.