Astronomers have identified a rare cosmic phenomenon: a supermassive black hole, known as J0410−0139, located 12.9 billion light-years from Earth. This black hole, with a mass equivalent to 700 million suns,

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

Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the very first time.

Astronomers have managed to locate hundreds of tricky to spot black holes lurking in space using infrared light - and have suggested there could be billions more in the universe

Using IRAS and NuSTAR telescopes, scientists identify hundreds of obscured black holes hidden behind gas and dust.