Astronomers just found a massive water reservoir circling a black hole
Astronomers have discovered an unexpected reservoir of water circling a black hole in deep space. The water-bound black hole rests at the center of a …
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Astronomers uncover the heaviest black hole in our galaxy and it’s in our cosmic backyard
Black holes are a dime a dozen in the cosmos. These destructive and terrifying cosmic objects appear everywhere, including at the center of our galaxy. …
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 found the brightest and hungriest black hole we’ve ever detected
Scientists have uncovered a beautiful and terrifying cosmic object in the distant universe. In fact, the object is so terrifying that researchers say it may …
Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole is spinning so fast it’s warping space-time
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way may look more like a football than a circle, new research suggests. The new …
Astronomers just discovered 18 new black holes gorging themselves on nearby stars
A recently published study in The Astrophysical Journal details 18 new black holes discovered eating away at nearby stars. The black holes were found when …
This is the most detailed photo of a black hole yet
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 …
Webb spots oldest black hole ever discovered
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, …
The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is spinning faster than we thought
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 snap first direct image of a black hole launching a jet of energy
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. …
The 40-year-old mystery of black holes’ dazzling light has been solved
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 …
Two colliding black holes created a phenomenon scientists have never seen before
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 …
Researchers simulated a black hole on Earth, and it actually started to glow
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 …
Wormholes are real and we may know how to find them now
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 …
Scientists discovered a middle-weight black hole as it ripped a star to shreds
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 discovered a black hole right in our cosmic backyard
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 …
Scientists caught a black hole burping up a shredded star
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 spotted a bubble of gas zipping around our Galaxy’s 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 star’s orbit may have revealed Earth’s nearest black hole
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 …
New study says two black holes could collide within the next 3 years
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 …
Eerie NASA audio clip lets you hear the sound a black hole makes
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 …
See a black hole surrounded by rings of light in this remarkable NASA photo
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 …
Black hole debunkers discovered a dormant black hole
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 …
Astronomers are watching the Milky Way’s biggest star die a slow death
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 …
The fastest-growing black hole eats one Earth of mass every second
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 …
Hubble reveals a rogue black hole that’s closer than we thought
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. …
The Hubble telescope just spotted a black hole giving birth to new stars
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 …
