How black holes consume entropy
Entropy is one of those fearsomely deep concepts that form the core of entire fields of physics (in this case, thermodynamics) that is unfortunately...
Giant black holes play peekaboo in dusty galaxies
Have you ever played hide and seek?
Imagine if the entire room you were in was stuffed with fluffy pillows, making it extra tough to...
NASA spots a baby giant: The most distant black hole ever seen
In the far reaches of space, NASA's telescopes have spotted something extraordinary.
They've found a black hole so far away, it gives us a glimpse...
Black holes feed faster than we thought, shows study
There's a big shake-up happening in the world of space science.
A group of smart folks at Northwestern University, backed by the U.S. National Science...
Dancing black holes: Scientists suggest they might exist in pairs!
Black holes are like the vacuum cleaners of the universe.
Imagine a super-strong whirlpool that pulls everything into it, even light!
Now, scientists think there might...
New study reveals the secrets of hidden supermassive black holes
Astronomers, our cosmic detectives, have been busy trying to understand the mysterious objects in our universe called quasars, extremely bright galaxies that have supermassive...
Why we can’t predict what’s happening around the Milky Way’s black hole
Ever wonder what's going on at the heart of our galaxy?
Well, scientists are always trying to figure it out too.
Researchers in the Netherlands and...
Supermassive black holes could affect their host galaxy’s chemistry, shows study
Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) are impossible to ignore.
They can be billions of times more massive than the Sun, and when they’re actively consuming stars...
How black holes change the makeup of entire galaxies
Black holes have always captured our imagination.
These mysterious cosmic objects are known for their immense gravity that can suck up almost anything, even light!
But...
The closest black holes to earth are probably hidden in this nearby star cluster
In the constellation Taurus, there is a cluster of a few hundred stars known as the Hyades.
The cluster is just 150 light-years away, and...