A supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy has just unleashed a flare 10 trillion times brighter than our Sun! This ...
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 ...
China's Manned Spaceflight Agency said its Shenzhou 20 mission will remain in space a bit longer on Tiangong space station ...
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.
Images of black holes are more than just fascinating visuals: they could serve as a “testing ground” for alternative theories of gravity in the ...
Researchers are using black hole “shadow” images to test whether Einstein’s relativity remains unshakable. With ...
The researchers said the most likely explanation for the flare is a large star being pulled into the black hole. As material from the ill-fated star falls inward, it causes a flare of energy when it r ...