For obvious reasons, we do not know what the inside of a black hole looks like. But thanks to theoretical physics, we can ask ...

Falling into a black hole causes time dilation, infinite visual copies, and eventual destruction at the singularity, with ...

Astronomers have captured the most powerful and farthest black hole flare ever recorded—a cosmic light show so bright it ...

Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the light of 10 trillion suns ...

California scientists spotted the brightest flare ever recorded, shining with the light of 10 trillion suns, from a ...

The enormous outburst was likely caused by an unfortunate star venturing too close to a supermassive black hole ...

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated "cosmic fireballs" here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The ...

A giant star that is still being consumed by a supermassive black hole may have caused the largest flare of its kind ever ...

This month’s supermoon is one of three occurring this year, the next being Dec. 4. A supermoon occurs when the moon is closer ...

The only possibility left was an extraordinary one: a tidal disruption event, or TDE.

The flare has been going on for seven years as a supermassive black hole consumes a massive star that ventured too close.

Images of black holes are more than just fascinating visuals: they could serve as a “testing ground” for alternative theories of gravity in the ...