Research Shows The Early Universe Had Way More Black Holes Than We Thought
This discovery could help researchers understand how they formed — and why many of them appear to be more massive than expected.
Look! Astronomers Have Never Seen A Pair Of Supermassive Black Holes So Close Together
Telescopes captured two supermassive black holes falling toward each other.
The Event Horizon Telescope Just Made A Major Breakthrough — Black Holes Can Now Be Seen in ‘Color Vision’
The team that delivered the first-ever image of a black hole is getting more ambitious.
Look: Supermassive black holes close to Earth predicted to collide
So close, yet so far.
A new breakthrough may reveal how black holes influenced the early universe
“We don't how they grew to be so supermassive so quickly in the universe.”
Black Holes Could Be Hiding Out In Star Clusters Near Earth — Can We Find Them?
The idea of black holes lurking in star clusters is not new — the problem is proving it.
Black holes eat neutron stars for breakfast — and burp out gravitational waves
“In physics, we often say that exceptional discoveries require exceptionally strong evidence.”
One of the oldest black holes in the universe is trying to “talk” to us
It's located 13 billion light years away — when the universe was very young. This could give us key insights into the early universe
Black holes: How scientists confirmed an Einstein theory, 105 years later
They’ve become an essential ingredient of astrophysics.
How did supermassive black holes grow? Webb could reveal this key part of the early universe
Deep in the universe, hungry monsters are hiding.
Cosmic Cow: How a distant signal could help astronomers find baby black holes
This could lead scientists to baby black holes.
3 reasons why the scariest things in the universe are black holes
Falling into a black hole is easily the worst way to die.
Supermassive Black Holes Posses A Strange Mechanism That Prevents Overeating
A supermassive black hole in a nearby galaxy violently shoves away 97 percent of its would-be food, disrupting star formation in the galaxy.
How Oppenheimer Proved Einstein Wrong About Black Holes
In addition to the Manhattan Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer also worked on many other areas of physics.
Astronomers find an Einsteinian hack to image black holes
Researchers from Columbia University announced a new and potentially easier way to study black holes.
The James Webb Space Telescope will stare into the Eye of Sauron this summer
Webb will help astronomers “weigh” the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center.
Astronomers Capture Space-Squishing Echoes of Merging Supermassive Black Holes
Several teams of scientists from around the world all report detecting extremely low-frequency waves in spacetime, caused by merging supermassive black holes.
3 jaw-dropping reasons you should be terrified of black holes
Black hole are a hot topic in the news these days.
Supermassive black holes may be bigger and more powerful than we previously knew
A new study sheds light on the darkness of black holes at the center of galaxies.
‘Overmassive’ Black Holes Dominated Early Galaxies, Study Finds
And you thought Sagittarius A* was big.
SETI Research Say Aliens Could Use Black Holes as Quantum Computers
A recent paper suggests that alien civilizations might make tiny black holes to use as quantum computing hardware. Then, it gets weird.
Messy Plasma Streams Could Explain How Supermassive Black Holes Influence Galaxies
The hungriest black holes and the slowest eaters still emit the same afterglow, and that could be a huge clue to their relationship with their host galaxies.
7 Years Later, Japan’s Space Agency Will Get a Second Chance to Hunt for the Most Powerful Events in the Universe
XRISM could launch as soon as Saturday.
Scientists Just Heard the Hum of Giant Black Holes — Here's How They'll Pinpoint the Source
The nanohertz gravitational wave background is officially a thing now, but where do astronomers go from here?
Black Holes Could Work as Time Machines — If You Want to Die
Don’t expect to be heading back to visit the dinosaurs any time soon.
Astronomers Find Two Powerful Supermassive Black Holes Feasting in a Merging Galaxy
The quasars are shining bright during their dinner.
Alien Civilizations Could Use Black Holes as Massive Quantum Computers — Theory
Advanced extraterrestrial civilizations may be engaged in activities and locales that would make them less noticeable to humans on Earth.
Astrophysicists solve a mystery of supermassive black holes
Black holes continue to be equal parts terrifying and fascinating.
Bizarre black holes and dark matter conspired to make the universe as we see it
Primordial black holes could have pulled matter toward it to trigger stellar formation.
Distant quasars reveal a surprising process that capped the first black holes' growth
A new analysis of the early universe shows quasars with growth capped by surrounding matter.
