An illustration of two stellar-mass black holes merging in the accretion disk of an active galactic nucleus. (Shu-Rui Zhang) ...

We go in depth on black holes: the strangest objects in the universe! Black holes are not just the strangest objects in the universe, they're the sharpest test we have of how reality actually works.

A single particle cut through the Mediterranean in February 2023 carrying an almost absurd amount of energy. Detected deep ...

University of Oregon astronomer Yvette Cendes made a surprising discovery years after a black hole shredded a star. What is "Jetty McJetface"?

Despite what their names might suggest, black holes are some of the brightest objects in the universe. The glow comes from the gas and dust that flow around and into a blackhole. The most ...

One of the most notable aspects about our planet—if observed from the outside—is that it spins. Earth’s spin defines our days, setting the fundamental rhythm of life on our world. The moon spins, too.

A comprehensive set of simulations by Flatiron Institute astrophysicists and their colleagues revealed that magnetic fields are responsible for creating black holes with masses in a range previously ...

The deepest mysteries of the universe often begin with the biggest questions. Few are more puzzling than the birth of supermassive black holes. These giants, weighing millions to billions of times ...

Astronomers have confirmed the earliest, most distant black hole yet – and it's surprisingly monstrous for its time. Residing in a galaxy called CAPERS-LRD-z9, it was already approximately 300 million ...

The center of the Milky Way twinkles in microwave radiation, seen in new data obtained by astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. This study could help ...

If a new proposal by physicists bears out, the recent detection of a record-setting neutrino could be the first evidence of elusive Hawking radiation. (Nanowerk News) The last gasp of a primordial ...