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 …
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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 …
Don’t miss this stunning photo of a black hole erupting
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 …
Mysterious cosmic explosion called ‘The Cow’ might’ve finally been explained
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 …
Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole has sprung a leak
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 …
Scientists spot a star turning into spaghetti near a black hole
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 finally spotted the rarest type of black hole
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 …
A grapefruit-sized black hole may be hiding in our solar system
An unseen object appears to be interacting with other objects along the edge of our solar system, and researchers don’t know exactly what it is. …
We might’ve just learned what happens when two black holes collide in space
Researchers examined a bright flash they detected at a location thought to be the home of a black hole. The scientists provide evidence that the …
A black hole just ran into something scientists can’t explain
A black hole smacked into something that scientists can’t explain, a new study reveals. The object sits between the known mass limits of neutron stars …
Why is this black hole’s heart “beating” so regularly?
Astronomers have rediscovered the heartbeat of a black hole that was first detected back in 2007. The pulsing wave of energy is thought to be …
Why is our galaxy’s black hole blinking at us?
The black hole at the center of our galaxy is blinking at us, and scientists think they know why. In a new researcher paper, astronomers …
A black hole has been hiding surprisingly close to Earth
A black hole was discovered lurking quietly in a system just 1,000 light-years from Earth. The black hole, which is part of the system called …
