Galactic Monsters Grew in Cocoons Like Giant Bugs, Scientists Say
How the most massive objects in the universe first formed is one of the biggest headscratchers in astrophysics.…
Cosmological tensions grow. Two new early-universe clues.
Two independent studies published in early 2026 offer a sophisticated perspective on the structural evolution of the universe.…
Back from the dead, a black hole is erupting after a 100-million-year hiatus
Inside an incredibly bright cluster of galaxies, a long-dormant supermassive black hole has come back to life. Radio…
New Cosmological Simulations Shed Light on Growth of Black Holes in Early Universe
New state-of-the-art simulations by Maynooth University astronomers show that in the dense, turbulent dawn of the cosmos, ‘light…
Supermassive black hole grows 13 times faster than cosmic speed limits
Japanese astronomers have discovered an extraordinary supermassive black hole in the early universe that is growing at a…
Physicists Begin Building First-Ever Graviton Detector
Stevens Institute of Technology physicist Igor Pikovski and colleagues are developing the first experiment designed to capture individual…
Early Universe’s ‘Little Red Dots’ Are Young Supermassive Black Holes, Astrophysicists Say
Astrophysicists at the University of Copenhagen show that the enigmatic ‘little red dots’ — red sources scattered across…
Astronomers Discover Triple System of Active Galactic Nuclei 1.2 Billion Light-Years Away
A rare trio of merging galaxies called J121/1219+1035 hosts three actively feeding, radio-bright supermassive black holes, according to…
“The Model That We Started Off With is Wrong”: Astronomers Say These Odd Blue ‘Optical Transients’ Aren’t What We Thought They Were
Unusual blue and ultraviolet bursts called luminous fast blue optical transients (LFBOTs) have been studied by astronomers for…
Astronomers Spot Extraordinary Blast from Supermassive Black Hole in NGC 3783
Using ESA’s XMM-Newton and the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), a JAXA-led mission with ESA and NASA…
If you fell into a black hole, would you survive? What new research says about spaghettification |
Picture yourself drifting in space, caught in the pull of a black hole. The idea feels like pure…
Largest observed flare from a black hole unleashes the light of 10 trillion suns
Astronomers have spotted the largest and most distant flare ever observed from a supermassive black hole. Nicknamed “Superman,”…