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Researchers discovered a large black hole jet from the early universe, and it's reshaping what we know about the early universe.
A set of three new NASA sonifications bring black holes to life via sound.
Now, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed a black hole in the act of devouring a star, ripping it apart and creating a huge burst of radiation.
Black Holes Can Exist Without Singularities, Two New Models Suggest Alternatives to standard black holes suggest that maybe there’s no need for a singularity.
A black hole bomb – an idea first proposed in 1969 – has now been realised in the lab as a toy model made from a rotating cylinder and magnetic coils. Studying the bomb could help us better ...
"This rare event provides an opportunity for astronomers to observe a black hole's behavior in real time," said astronomer Lorena Hernández-García.
What Are Black Hole Supermazes? Supermazes come from M-theory, an umbrella idea that includes multiple versions of string theory, in which our universe contains 11 dimensions—not just the four ...
"Many supermassive black holes may lie concealed within dusty regions of the early universe, undetected," said astronomer Takafumi Tsukui.
The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long flares as well as short flashes every day.
Within the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument's early data, scientists have uncovered the largest samples ever of intermediate-mass black holes and dwarf galaxies hosting an active black hole ...
In 1974, Stephen Hawking proposed that black holes could evaporate. But do we understand how this might happen?
Quickly moving primordial black holes might leave tiny holes in regular matter as they tunnel through, leaving traces we might find.