Mysterious black holes might be clues to dark matter
Did you know that for every kilogram of visible matter in the universe, there are 5 kilograms of invisible matter?
This mysterious "dark matter" can't...
Scientists unravel the mystery of mid-sized black holes in star clusters
A team of researchers led by Michiko Fujii from the University of Tokyo has discovered a potential way that intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) could...
Stars can die quietly: New study reveals hidden black hole formation
Recent research has uncovered a mysterious phenomenon: some stars can vanish from the night sky without a supernova explosion.
This new study provides strong evidence...
Why miniature black holes are missing in the early universe
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a new model to explain why we haven't found as many miniature black holes in the...
New study reveals black holes’ hidden secrets: plunging regions
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about black holes, confirming a key prediction made by Albert Einstein over a century ago.
An international team led...
Scientists find way to measure spin of supermassive black hole for the first time
Astronomers at MIT, NASA, and other institutions have discovered a new way to measure the spin of supermassive black holes by observing the wobbly...
Some clever ways to search for primordial black holes
Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) have recently received much attention in the physics community. One of the primary reasons is the potential link to dark...
Supermassive black holes got started from massive cosmic seeds, shows study
Supermassive black holes are central to the dynamics and evolution of galaxies.
They play a role in galactic formation, stellar production, and possibly even the...
NASA discovers iron traces around a distant black hole
NASA and JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, have made exciting new discoveries with their joint X-ray mission, XRISM, which is investigating the cosmos...
Hubble telescope captures stunning image of galaxy with active black hole
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has given us a breathtaking view of NGC 4951, a galaxy located in the Virgo constellation about 50 million...