Researchers may have witnessed the birth of a black holeAn object dubbed ‘The Cow’ could be a newly formed black hole or neutron star.By M. Locklear, 01.11.2019
Scientists find evidence of a black hole at our galaxy’s centerThey observed gas orbiting around the massive Sagittarius A*.By M. Locklear, 11.02.2018
Stephen Hawking's last paper on black holes is now onlineIt presents a solution for the black hole information paradox.By M. Moon, 10.13.2018
Scientists trace the origin of high-energy cosmic radiationYes, supermassive black holes are involved.By S. Krishna, 07.13.2018
A Stephen Hawking musical tribute was beamed directly at a black holeA memorial service for the astrophysicist took place today.By K. Holt, 06.16.2018
Farthest-ever supermassive black hole reveals the early universeThe quasar may date from a period when the universe was mostly dark.By S. Krishna, 12.06.2017
Astronomers just measured a whole lot more than gravitational wavesResearchers around the world are collecting troves of new data from this latest event.By M. Locklear, 10.16.2017
Scientists record a fourth set of gravitational wavesThis time with three detectors, giving scientists more information about where they came from.By M. Locklear, 09.27.2017
New computer models could direct scientists to epic cosmic eventsThis is what happens when a neutron star collides with a black hole.By S. Shah, 08.07.2017
Milky Way's fastest stars could be runaways from another galaxyHypervelocity stars might not come from black holes after all.By R. England, 07.05.2017
Stars can turn into black holes without a supernovaOur assumptions about star death might be misguided.By J. Fingas, 05.28.2017
Astronomers may have taken the first photo of a black holeWait, is that even possible?By M. Moon, 04.13.2017
Hubble telescope spots 'runaway' black holeThe black hole, shot out of a distant galaxy, is the first of its kind.By D. Lumb, 03.23.2017
Supermassive black hole set a record for longest lunch everThe feeding frenzy enriches our understanding of the universe.By R. LeFebvre, 02.07.2017
Gamma ray telescope spots ancient, intense black holesIt also helped detect 'hidden' rays from the Sun.By J. Fingas, 01.30.2017
Scientists discover a cosmic-scale particle acceleratorEntire galaxy clusters have been swept up in this phenomenon.By J. Fingas, 01.09.2017
Deepest X-ray image to date uncovers a black hole bonanzaIt's a window into the histories of both black holes and the universe.By J. Fingas, 01.06.2017
Black hole detection is becoming much easierScientists could double the number of known black holes within two years.By J. Fingas, 12.19.2016
Giant black hole could be to blame for brightest supernova everIt was twice as bright as any other supernova observed to date.By A. Tarantola, 12.12.2016