This map of the universe’s active supermassive black holes will give you nightmares
Scientists have created the largest ever supermassive black hole map. The map, which is featured in a paper in The Astrophysical Journal, showcases more than …
Scientists have created the largest ever supermassive black hole map. The map, which is featured in a paper in The Astrophysical Journal, showcases more than …
The scientists involved in the Event Horizon Telescope project continue to deliver on their promises. A few years ago, the team gave us our first …
In a galaxy far, far away, an intriguing cosmic object resides, feeding on the remnants of the galaxy GN-z11. Located roughly 13.4 billion light-years away, …
A new paper published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has proposed something quite intriguing. According to the authors of that …
Astronomers working with the European Southern Observatory have managed to capture the first direct image of a black hole spewing out a jet of energy. …
Despite literally eating stars and being called black holes, black holes create some of the most brilliant light in the universe. Now, a new paper …
Scientists discovered a phenomenon created by a black hole merger. They believe the merger took place when two black holes collided as they passed by …
A group of researchers recently simulated the event horizon of a man-made black hole in a lab. The new analog could help us learn more …
The idea that wormholes are real may seem far-fetched. In fact, thinking of a tunnel that bores from one point in space to another that …
Astronomers discovered a middle-weight black hole as it ripped a star to shreds. The discovery was made using the Young Supernova Experiment (YSE), and scientists …
Astronomers have discovered what very well may be Earth’s closest black hole. Dubbed Gaia BH1, the dormant black hole weighs around 10 times the mass …
Black holes actually burp up material when they eat stars, previous observations have found. But, what scientists didn’t expect was to find a black hole …
Astronomers have discovered a bubble of gas orbiting our galaxy’s black hole. Earlier this year, astronomers brought us our first image of Sagittarius A (or …
A new study says that a star’s orbit may have revealed Earth’s nearest black hole. Further, the findings by the researchers leading the study could …
Scientists believe a galaxy roughly a billion light-years away could be home to two supermassive black holes set to collide. A study says that the …
Black holes are terrifying stellar objects. Not only do they feed off the energy of stars, but there is just so much we don’t know …
NASA has captured a new photo of a black hole using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Much like other photos of black holes, this one is …
A team of international experts who normally try to debunk the existence of black holes has turned over a new leaf. The team, including Kareem …
The Milky Way’s largest star is slowly dying, and all astronomers can do is watch. Of course, even if we could get to VY Canis …
Black holes are terrifying and now scientists believe they have found the fastest-growing black hole ever. They believe it is the fastest-growing of the past …
Black holes are one of the biggest mysteries of space. They’re also one of the most terrifying things, too. The black holes themselves are invisible. …
Astronomers have finally captured a look at a black hole birthing new stars in the Henize 2-10 galaxy. The supermassive black hole in question is …
Astronomers have captured a stunning photograph of a supermassive black hole erupting over 12 million light-years from the Earth. The photo is of the radio …
Back in 2018, a massive cosmic explosion made its way to earth as a bright flash of blue. The flash was quickly nicknamed AT2018cow, or …
The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy may not be sleeping, after all. Previously, scientists believed that the supermassive black hole at …
A distant black hole is sucking up a star that got a little too close for comfort. The event was detected by a pair of …
Scientists used gravitational-wave data to detect the merger of two smaller black holes and the formation of a larger one. The larger black hole is …