How often do black holes explode? New research refines old calculations, hinting that black hole explosions may be a ...

"This tells us that the magnetized plasma swirling near the event horizon is far from static; it's dynamic and complex, ...

Mathematical quirks of our universe have led some cosmologists to wonder whether the cosmos was actually born in a black hole ...

Most supermassive black holes lurk in the nuclei of galaxies, surrounded by stars and glowing with haloes of superhot matter, ...

There could be a 90 percent chance that in the next decade, astronomers will spot a deep space explosion that confirms ...

A decade ago, the first gravitational waves confirmed that black holes collide. Telescopes soon revealed shadows of giants ...

"It's an elegant answer, really, because we thought it was a tiny galaxy full of many separate cold stars, but it's actually, ...

NGC 7456 may look like just another spiral galaxy, but it’s full of surprises. From vibrant star-forming regions glowing pink ...

The merger of two black holes is a momentous event, revealing the wildest and most extreme configurations of space, time and ...

For scientists, learning more about how black holes behave is essential to understanding how the universe works. A recent ...

Ten years after the first gravitational wave detection, a new suite of instruments has captured distinctive ringing signals ...