When PGA Tour rookie Matt McCarty knocked his tee shot on the 180-yard, par-3 sixth hole at the Masters to within 8 feet to ...

In just his 16th PGA Tour start and second major appearance, Tour rookie Matt McCarty has found himself in contention going ...

The green jacket has seen it all—roars echoing Amen Corner, legendary comebacks, record-smashing performances, and moments so ...

Astronomers are investigating the longest and most energetic bursts of X-rays seen from a newly awakened black hole. Watching this strange behavior unfold in real time offers a unique opportunity to ...

Researchers have spent the past few years watching a black hole re-awaken roughly 300 million light-years away from Earth.

"This rare event provides an opportunity for astronomers to observe a black hole's behavior in real time," said astronomer Lorena Hernández-García.

The black hole at the heart of galaxy SDSS1335+0728, located 300 million light-years away, was quiet for decades as it consumed little matter and was in a dormant state. But recently it suddenly lit ...

Scientists have uncovered the strongest evidence yet for the existence of elusive intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs), long ...

Two years ago, a star on its deathbed was charged with a heinous act — eating a planet — in a system 12,000 light-years away ...

"This pushes our models to their limits and challenges our existing ideas about how these X-ray flashes are being generated." ...

Scientists had thought that quasi-periodic eruptions kick off when an object such as a star or small black hole wanders a bit ...

Black holes power some of the most energetic phenomena in the known universe, but could they ever power an advanced human ...