Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy for the very first time, and it’s shedding new light on the complex physics driving these energetic outbursts.

Feeding supermassive black holes are more common in the cosmos than previously suspected. What could possibly hide such ravenous cosmic titans?

Researchers found far more hidden black holes than previously known, indicating plenty of behemoths lurking in thick clouds of gas and dust.

The interferometer team, led by Steve Ertel, associate astronomer of Steward Observatory, observed several phenomena occurring simultaneously within the AGN. The bright accretion disk around the supermassive black hole generates significant light, creating radiation pressure that pushes dust away, forming a dusty, outflowing wind.

A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could they be?

Sagittarius A* is the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. As supermassive black holes go, it is fairly quiet. It’s not creating any galaxy-wide tantrums that should worry us. It does flare up though,

A new study suggests more supermassive black holes may be lurking in the universe than previously thought. Astronomers from the University of Southampton have discovered that 35 per cent of these enormous entities—some of which are billions of times heavier than the sun—remain undetected.