Researchers say some black holes may be kinks in the fabric of space-time
Black holes just got a lot more intriguing. According to new research, some black holes found in the universe may be kinks in space-time, tangles …
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Hubble spots ‘monster’ black hole zooming through space
The thought of a runaway black hole zooming through the cosmos is a bit unsettling. However, a new finding from Hubble’s observations shows that not …
Astronomers discovered two black holes close to Earth unlike anything we’ve seen
Black holes are found throughout our universe. However, astronomers have discovered two new black holes close to Earth that have raised some eyebrows. While discovering …
Astronomers discovered a black hole so big it’s almost unbelievable
2.7 billion light years away, in a galaxy cluster known as Abell 1201, an ultramassive black hole lurks, measuring upwards of 32.7 billion times the …
Our galaxy’s black hole is getting ready to devour a massive cloud
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way could soon help scientists unlock new data about the harsh and extreme environments surrounding …
Astronomers found a ‘runaway’ black hole as wide as 20 million suns
Astronomers have discovered evidence of a runaway black hole, giving us what could be the first known evidence that supermassive black holes can be ejected …
Colliding black holes send ripples through the fabric of space-time
A new model could provide scientists with a better idea how gravitational waves, or ripples, created by colliding black holes affect the very fabric of …
Researchers think alien civilizations might be creating black holes to store quantum data
A new paper has proposed an absolutely wild idea. What if aliens are creating black holes to use as quantum storage? It sounds crazy, but …
Scientists found signs of a ‘missing link’ black hole at our galaxy’s center
Scientists have discovered signs of a missing link black hole near the center of the Milky Way. This discovery marks the finding of the fifth …
Black holes may be the source of dark energy driving the universe’s expansion
The idea that dark energy is driving the expansion of the universe was first proposed in the late 1990s. However, no scientists have ever been …
A nearby galaxy merger may be hiding dual black holes that are 750 light-years apart
Galaxies merge, and when they do, the black holes at their centers often merge, too. At least, that’s what we’ve always believed. According to new …
NASA watched a black hole eat a wandering star
Black holes are among the most intriguing phenomena in our universe. From the pictures of our galaxy’s black hole, to attempts to learn more about …
Gravitational waves could let us see into black holes one day
When you think of the mysteries of the universe, it’s hard not to think of black holes. Despite even going so far as to capture …
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 …
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 …
Listen to the eerie sounds of our galaxy’s black hole
Have you ever wondered what the Milky Way’s black hole sounds like? Well, now you can listen to it for yourself. Hot off the heels …
This is the first image of our galaxy’s black hole
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the Milky Way’s black hole. The existence of a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy …
Everything we know about black holes may change because of this new study
Scientists may have discovered something we previously thought impossible. Magnetic reversals aren’t an uncommon thing when it comes to cosmic entities. Our Sun undergoes a …
NASA video visualizes a star being obliterated as it spirals around a black hole
NASA has released a new video that does a great job of visualizing the slow spiral of a black hole eating a star. The video …
Astronomers discovered what’s inside a black hole for the first time ever
Black holes could be a hologram. In fact, the entire universe could be a hologram. At least, that’s one part of the idea behind a …
Astronomers just discovered a new black hole that’s unlike anything seen before
Researchers have discovered the very first rogue black hole, and it’s less than 5,000 light-years away. The astronomers detected and measured the mass of an …
A decades-long mystery surrounding black holes was finally solved
Scientists have been trying to explain the different mysteries of black holes for decades. One such mystery that astronomers have been scratching their heads over …
Black holes are bad news for tiny galaxies
While astronomers have only recently been able to spot a black hole directly, there’s a lot that scientists think they know about them. For starters, …
Black holes might not be black holes at all
Of all the features of our universe, black holes might be the most interesting, as well as the most frightening. These ultra-dense spots in space …
Astronomers spot a trio of black holes on a devastating collision course
Black holes are one of the most interesting features of our universe. So incredibly dense that their gravitational pull can swallow up light itself, they …
