Astronomers spotted the largest flare ever released from a supermassive black hole as it snacked on a giant star.

Data from the NSF-funded Zwicky Transient Facility pinpointed the energy source: J2245+3743, an active galactic nucleus 500 ...

A colossal black hole 10 billion light-years away has been caught devouring one of the universe’s biggest stars, unleashing a ...

Astronomers have spotted the biggest flare ever seen erupting around a black hole, which also happens to be the most distant ...

The flare has been going on for seven years as a supermassive black hole consumes a massive star that ventured too close.

The enormous outburst was likely caused by an unfortunate star venturing too close to a supermassive black hole ...

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The most massive stars in the universe are destined to explode as brilliant supernova before collapsing into black holes. Yet ...

This artist's concept depicts a supermassive black hole in the process of shredding a massive star—at least 30 times the mass ...

Researchers find an incredible flare from supermassive black hole J2245+3743, shining brighter than ever recorded in history.

Researchers have recorded the largest and most distant black hole flare to date, and the numbers around it are pretty ...