Distant black hole spotted firing out matter after a feeding frenzy
A supermassive black hole far out in space has revealed what happens when it "overeats"—by blasting out huge amounts of excess material at nearly...
What if the big bang wasn’t the beginning? Scientists explore a universe born inside...
The Big Bang is widely known as the moment when the universe began—an explosion that created space, time, and all matter.
But a new theory...
AI cracks the code of black holes: New clues about the heart of our...
Astronomers have taken a big leap forward in understanding black holes—thanks to the help of artificial intelligence.
A team led by Michael Janssen from Radboud...
Black holes might be nature’s ultimate particle colliders
some of the most mysterious objects in the universe—might do the job of expensive particle colliders, and maybe even better.
A team of researchers, including...
We can use black holes particle accelerators
With the federal government cutting funds for research, scientific organizations are facing a budget crunch.
This includes astrophysics and cosmology, where researchers test theories fundamental...
Scientists detect the heaviest black hole mergers ever recorded
Astronomers have uncovered new evidence that helps solve one of space’s biggest mysteries—the existence of intermediate-mass black holes, or IMBHs.
These black holes are heavier...
Black hole winds could be firing the universe’s most energetic bullet
Scientists may be a step closer to solving a cosmic mystery that has puzzled researchers for decades: where do the universe’s most powerful particles—ultra-high-energy...
A black hole is firing bullet-like blobs of gas into space
Black holes are objects that are so dense that not even light can escape their gravitational pull.
Created from the spectacular death of massive stars...
Supermassive black holes shoot “bullet-like” winds through space
In an astonishing discovery, scientists have found that winds blowing from supermassive black holes are not smooth and steady as previously thought.
Instead, these winds...
Black hole collisions reveal deeper secrets of the universe
A groundbreaking study published in Nature has set a new standard in understanding some of the universe's most extreme events: the collisions of black...