The likely position of Omega Centauri star cluster’s intermediate black hole. From left to right, each panel zooms in closer to the system. Omega Centauri is a spectacular collection of 10 million ...

An international team of astronomers has used more than 500 images from the NASA/European Space Agency (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope spanning two decades to detect seven fast-moving stars in the ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most powerful explosions in the universe, second only to the Big Bang. The majority of ...

An international team of astronomers used more than 500 images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope – spanning two decades of observations – to detect seven fast-moving stars in the innermost region of ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory joined forces to find an elusive intermediate mass black holes in ...

Astronomers have leveraged NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to uncover evidence suggesting the presence of an elusive intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) within the core of the globular star cluster ...

In the world of black holes, there are generally three size categories: stellar-mass black holes (about five to 50 times the mass of the sun), supermassive black holes (millions to billions of times ...

A recent collaboration between NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory has resulted in the discovery of a rare intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) located in the distant NGC 6099 ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory joined forces to find an elusive intermediate mass black holes in galaxy NGC 6099. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris: ...

Astronomers have spotted a rare "'missing link"' black hole, and it's lurking right in the center of our galaxy. The IRS 13 star cluster has long been a puzzle for astronomers. Located just a tenth of ...

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a middleweight black hole in the nearby universe. The discovery could help solve the riddle of how even heftier black holes form and grow up with their ...

From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying a telescope or a monocular for stargazing and astronomy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...