An unusual tidal disruption event spotted by astronomers may be the result of an elusive intermediate mass black hole ripping ...

A burst of X-rays from 8 billion years ago may be the first clear evidence of a white dwarf torn apart by a black hole.

The discovery challenges existing theories of how matter close to supermassive black holes behaves.

Astronomers studying a brief optical flare detected in 2022 say it may have been caused by a black hole ripping apart a star, and the event’s unusual properties point toward a type of black hole that ...

Astronomers have potentially discovered an elusive 'intermediate mass black hole' tearing apart and consuming a star, marking a significant astronomical breakthrough.

On July 2, 2025, the China-led Einstein Probe (EP) space telescope detected an exceptionally bright X-ray source whose ...

Internationally-vetted data suggests we've witnessed a rare intermediate-mass black hole devouring a white dwarf along the outskirts of a distant galaxy.

BEIJING -- China's Tianguan satellite -- also named the Einstein Probe -- has likely captured an intermediate-mass black hole ...

On 2 July, 2025, the China-led Einstein Probe (EP) space telescope detected an exceptionally bright X-ray source whose brightness varied rapidly during a routine sky survey. Its unusual signal ...

Figure 1. Artist's impression of the Einstein Probe satellite catching an intermediate black hole, tearing apart a white dwarf, and producing a ...

Astronomers tracked a star that slowly faded instead of exploding. The quiet disappearance may reveal a hidden way black ...