Spectacular scenes as Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano enters most dramatic phase of 2025 eruption. A renewed burst of volcanic ...

New research reveals Earth is a cosmic lottery winner, forming at the perfect time with heavy elements from dead stars while orbiting in a galactic safe zone anchored by a supermassive black hole.

Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed an actively growing supermassive black hole within a galaxy just 570 million years after the Big Bang. Part of a class of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NEW YORK — Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the light of 10 trillion suns. These bursts of light and energy can come from things ...

Space itself is scary enough—dark, vast, cold and empty—but galaxies have all manner of terrifying beasts lurking inside. Most of these astrophysical monsters are stars with various behavioral issues, ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, observed two large spiral arms of gas actively funneling material into a supermassive black hole (SMBH), providing a detailed look at its feeding mechanism. Using ...

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 ...

Astronomers saw past the blinding light of a quasar, only to find a supermassive black hole that's much smaller than theoretical predictions. Reading time 2 minutes All galaxies have a supermassive ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Black holes usually form from stars that burn out and collapse in on themselves, but that cannot explain the red spark of light that could be a ...

One of the best and most infuriating parts of playing through a Supermassive game like Until Dawn or The Quarry is, without a doubt, the struggle to try and keep every single person alive.

Supermassive Games, the developer behind story-driven games like Until Dawn, The Quarry and The Dark Pictures Anthology, is cutting its workforce due to the ongoing "challenging" state of the games ...