This means black holes indulging in stellar meals of all sizes could be responsible for a higher-than-suspected amount of high-energy charged particles called "cosmic rays," which are constantly ...

Research has found black holes which 'nibble' on stars are contributing more than previously thought to the bombardment of 'cosmic rays' on Earth. Our world is constantly showered by particles ...

Supermassive black holes are often regarded as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence than first meets the eye. Researchers studied data from the ...

A bright blip in a distant galaxy may link two mysterious categories of cosmic flares ... way to understand the origins of supermassive black holes that reside at the centers of most galaxies.

However, a new simulation revealed just in time for Feb. 14 shows how dancing black holes can "vibe" with one another, forming a cosmic love story that is literally written in the stars.

When a star ventures too close to a supermassive black hole, the tremendous gravitational influence of that cosmic titan generates tidal forces that squash the star horizontally while stretching ...

Giant radio galaxies resemble ‘cosmic fountains’ – jets of superheated gas that are ejected into near-empty space from their spinning supermassive black holes. The research team – led by ...

A simulation of vibing black holes in a cosmic love story. | Credit: Jamie Lombardi/Allegheny College. "Roses are red. Violets are blue. Your event horizon means I can't see you!" As that ugly ...

Astronomers have uncovered a massive black hole-powered jet stretching 200,000 ... finding one so early in cosmic history is rare. The discovery of J1601+3102’s jet suggests these phenomena ...