Physicists observationally confirm Hawking’s black hole theorem for the first time
There are certain rules that even the most extreme objects in the universe must obey.
A central law for black holes predicts that the area...
How a supermassive black hole originates
Supermassive black holes, or SMBHs, are black holes with masses that are several million to billion times the mass of our sun.
The Milky Way...
Do supermassive black holes merge to form binary systems?
At the center of most galaxies are black holes so massive — up to several billion times the mass of our sun — that...
Scientists find a “unicorn” black hole
Scientists have discovered one of the smallest black holes on record – and the closest one to Earth found to date.
Researchers have dubbed it...
Scientists capture the magnetic fields at edge of this black hole
Black holes don't just take in matter. They also spit it out.
From their polar regions, they can launch massive jets of energetic plasma that...
Scientists capture the first image of black hole’s magnetic fields
This is the first time scientists have imaged magnetic fields so close to a black hole.
Astronomers have now obtained a new view of the...
Scientists catch a moving supermassive black hole
Scientists have long theorized that supermassive black holes can wander through space--but catching them in the act has proven difficult.
Now, researchers at the Center...
First detected black hole is more massive than we thought
Cygnus X-1, a binary star system first discovered in 1964, comprises one of the closest black holes to Earth.
New observations of this black hole,...
Scientists find new way to harness energy from black holes
Physicists have found a new way to extract energy from black holes by breaking and rejoining magnetic field lines near the event horizon.
A remarkable...
Where did this galaxy’s supermassive black hole go
The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of a supermassive black hole has deepened, researchers say.
Despite searching with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope,...