Gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space and time itself. When space/time is squeezed, pulsar pulses ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

Could the Universe have been born inside a black hole? This question, raised by a team of scientists, challenges the Big Bang ...

Black holes were predicted by Albert Einstein through his general theory of relativity in 1915 — but the idea of a black hole is actually much older, according the European Space Agency.

Black holes aren't just monsters; they are also creators. Lesson Three: Do your thing, whether people get you or not The universe has existed for 13.8 billion years.

Black hole singularities defy the laws of physics. New research presents a bold solution to this puzzle: Black holes may actually be a theoretical type of star called a 'gravastar,' filled with ...

But black holes are awfully messy eaters, leading to ejections of gas in potent "outflows." Yet this particular black hole, dubbed LID-568, is feeding ravenously on matter at a rate 40 times ...

The type of black hole that’s sitting in the center of a galaxy is different. This is a supermassive black hole, or SMBH, and — as its name implies — it’s much heftier.

Teams of astronomers at Meyer's university and many other institutions have been keeping an eye on the black hole ever since. The vigilance paid off when, in April 2023, a team at the university ...

Astronomers have seen the largest jets ever found erupting from a black hole. The giant jet system Porphyrion is 23 million light-years long, equal to 140 side-by-side Milky Way galaxies.

Black holes like this one may gorge for about five to 10 million years–then go dormant for 100 million. By Laura Baisas Published Dec 18, 2024 11:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

They found that a black hole formed through the direct collapse of a gas cloud would need to feed at the Eddington Limit for its entire history to reach the mass of the one in UHZ1.