A star came too close to a black hole and was torn apart. Surprisingly...
What happens when a star wanders too close to a supermassive black hole?
The obvious story is that it gets sucked in, never to be...
The ultimate fate of a star shredded by a black hole
In 2019, astronomers observed the nearest example to date of a star that was shredded, or “spaghettified,” after approaching too close to a massive...
Most black holes spin rapidly. This one… doesn’t
Black holes. They used to be theoretical, up until the first one was found and confirmed back in the late 20th Century.
Now, astronomers find...
Scientists find the fastest-growing black hole in the past nine billion years
The fastest-growing black hole of the last nine billion years has been discovered by an international team led by astronomers at The Australian National...
Scientists find a way to “see” invisible black holes
Astronomers may have discovered the first free-floating black hole in the Milky Way galaxy, thanks to a technique called gravitational microlensing.
With new observations,...
Astronomers find hidden trove of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies
Scientists have found a previously overlooked treasure trove of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies.
The newly discovered black holes offer a glimpse into the...
Black hole winds are no longer as they used to be, shows study
During the first billion years of the universe, winds blown by supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies were much more frequent and...
What the quest to image black holes could tell us about our universe
Not long ago, the idea of photographing a black hole was as quixotic as photographing a unicorn.
Now, scientists have not one but two images...
Astronomers capture first image of the black hole at the heart of our Milky...
Black holes are invisible by nature.
Their pull is inescapable, forever trapping any light that falls into their gravitational abyss.
But just beyond a black hole’s...
A surging glow in a distant galaxy could change the way we look at...
Something strange is afoot in the galaxy known as 1ES 1927+654:
In late 2017, and for reasons that scientists couldn't explain, the supermassive black hole...