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

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

Black holes are not limited to hearts of their galaxies and can wander through space, researchers claim Astronomers have ...

Astronomers confirmed an off-center black hole in a dwarf galaxy. It offers clues to how supermassive black holes may form.

The new black hole is 10,000 times heavier than the black hole at centre of our Milky Way galaxy.

The discovery that black hole growth may not be limited to galactic centers could shed light on the role supermassive black ...

Recently, a research team from the Chinese University of Science and Technology achieved a significant breakthrough in the ...

Recent discoveries by astronomers have revealed the presence of repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) emanating from a region ...

Gaia-BH3's mass is 33 times bigger than our sun and it's only 2,000 light years from Earth. By Laura Baisas Published Apr 16, 2024 9:27 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

Until recently, a large black hole formed from a collapsed star was able to avoid detection from the prying eyes of our powerful telescopes – despite lurking nearby Earth and being 33 times the mass ...

The recoil imparted as two black holes collide has now been measured using gravitational waves. It's the first-ever ...

Seen from Earth, the giant elliptical galaxy M87 is just a two-dimensional blob, though one that appears perfectly symmetrical and thus a favored target of amateur astronomers. Yet, a new, highly ...