In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

Supermassive black hole binaries form naturally when galaxies merge, but scientists have only confidently observed a very few of these systems that are widely separated. Black hole binaries that ...

When the James Webb Space Telescope sent its first high-definition infrared images back to Earth, astronomers noticed several tiny, glowing, crimson stains. These objects, quickly named “Little Red ...

An international research team led by scientists at Waseda University and Tohoku University has discovered an extraordinary quasar in the early universe that hosts one of the fastest-growing ...

Scientists have discovered the first-ever confirmed "runaway" supermassive black hole (SMBH). The black hole is estimated to have the mass of 20 million suns and is moving away from its original ...

Three galaxies with supermassive black holes at their centres appear to be in the process of merging into a single, giant galaxy, a process that astronomers have rarely seen. To grow to such enormous ...

Supermassive black holes have been found at the center of almost every galaxy, sucking up anything unlucky to fall into its maw — including light itself — through unfathomable gravitational forces.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A never-before-seen blast from a supermassive black hole was ...

A team of astronomers has discovered a supermassive black hole that is 100 million times the mass of the sun. This impressive discovery was found using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) ...

Anniversaries are ripe excuses for revisiting favorites. But when readers dipped back into Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" 20 years after it was originally published, sparkly vampires and teen werewolf ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Movie franchises come and go, but The Twilight Saga is truly immortal. Unlike most teen love affairs, the couple's relationship is ...

In a significant potential shift for astrophysics, it turns out that some quasars may weigh as little as half what was previously believed. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...