Scientists detect a black hole swallowing a neutron star
Scientists, including from Australian National University (ANU), say they have detected a black hole swallowing a neutron star for the first time.
Neutron stars and...
Scientists find a monster black hole with 40 billion times the mass of the...
If contemplating the vast size of astronomical objects makes you feel rather puny and insignificant, then this new discovery will make you feel positively...
Scientists see evidence of Einstein’s theories in star orbiting massive black hole
More than 100 years ago, Albert Einstein predicted that light is deflected by extremely massive objects, but there is no way to test such...
Einstein’s general relativity theory is questioned but still stands for now
Does the physicist’s theory tell the full story?
A detailed analysis of a star’s orbit near supermassive black hole gives a look into how gravity...
How supermassive black holes shape their host galaxies
Data from ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has revealed how supermassive black holes shape their host galaxies with powerful winds that sweep away interstellar matter.
In...
Scientists discover two supermassive black holes headed for a collision
Astronomers have spotted a distant pair of titanic black holes headed for a collision.
Each black hole's mass is more than 800 million times that...
This black hole is 40 times smaller than we thought
A black hole at the center of a nearby dwarf galaxy, called NGC 4395, is about 40 times smaller than previously thought, report researchers.
If...
What we know about the galaxy around the giant black hole
Recently, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has published the first-ever image of a black hole's event horizon.
The giant black hole has a mass of...
You can DIY gravitational waves with ‘BlackHoles@Home’
In a new study, researchers are asking the publish to help interpret data from the detection of gravitational waves.
The gravitational waves were generated by...
Scientists discover 83 supermassive black holes in the early universe
In a new study, scientists have discovered 83 quasars powered by supermassive black holes (SMBH) that were formed in the early Universe.
The finding provides...