Scientists detect a black hole ringing like a bell for the first time
'Ringing' black hole validates Einstein's general relativity 10 years ahead of schedule.
For the first time, astrophysicists have heard a black hole ringing like a...
Scientists hear first overtones in the ringing of a black hole
By listening for specific tones in the gravitational waves of black hole mergers, researchers are putting Albert Einstein's theories to new tests.
When two black...
Black hole at the center of our galaxy is getting hungrier
The enormous black hole at the center of our galaxy is having an unusually large meal of interstellar gas and dust, and researchers don't...
Scientists find space dragons eating interstellar fuel to feed their black holes
Like a starved dragon, the supermassive black hole in the center of quasar gobbles materials with endless appetite.
These materials glares shiningly when gathering...
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...