Using the James Webb Space Telescope, and with a little help from Einstein, astronomers have "weighed" a sleeping giant, a dormant supermassive black hole located a staggering 10 billion light-years ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an extreme version of "little red dots" dubbed "The Cliff." Its ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to catch an extraordinary glimpse of a massive galaxy taking shape in ...

An intense demolition derby of at least six galaxies smashing into one another has been found lurking in the early universe ...

Nearly every massive galaxy observed hosts a supermassive black hole at its center. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has ...

JWST and radio interferometry caught six massive galaxies colliding 12 billion years ago, while a young supermassive black ...

Ever before it was launched at the end of 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope promised to revolutionize our understanding of the Universe. It rapidly did that, including by discovering something we ...

Recent observations suggest that 'runaway' black holes are tumbling through the cosmos. Building on decades of theory, the discovery adds a remarkable new chapter to the story of the universe. Imagine ...

Researchers have identified the most distant dormant black hole known, dating back to the universe’s early history.

The first half of 2026 brought five major space discoveries that challenged existing scientific theories, from record-breaking black holes and an ancient interstellar comet to surprising findings ...

It is generally agreed that most, if not all, galaxies out there have some supermassive black hole at their center, acting as a sort of anchor around which billions of stars and planets spin. But have ...

Nearly every massive galaxy observed hosts a supermassive black hole at its center. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has ...