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...
Quantum physics may rewrite the secrets of black holes
For over a century, black holes have fascinated scientists with their mysterious nature.
According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, black holes are regions in...
Roaming black hole devours star in deep space: A rare cosmic event
In a scene straight out of science fiction, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a massive black hole snacking on a star,...
Scientists solve 30-year mystery about the strange ‘ringing’ of black holes
For nearly 30 years, scientists have been puzzled by a strange "dissonance" in the way black holes give off gravitational waves—the ripples they create...
Flickering lights from a giant black hole reveal cosmic secrets
Every big galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, but scientists are still trying to fully understand how these black holes and...
Astronomers confirm first-ever “lonely” black hole in space
For the first time, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a black hole drifting alone in space—without a companion star.
This exciting discovery was made...
Distant sleeping black hole wakes up and unleashes mysterious X-ray bursts, study finds
Black holes are some of the most mysterious objects in the universe.
These invisible giants can lie quietly for years, even centuries, without showing any...