Scientists Reveal Our Galaxy’s Black Hole May Be More Twisted Than It Looks At First Glance
Japanese scientists argue that the Milky Way's black hole is shaped like an elongated oval rather than like a "doughnut."
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Astronomers uncover first-ever black hole triple system with a hidden distant star
Scientists can find new things even in the most well-studied black holes.
Scientists find the biggest black hole jets — “we are talking about 140 Milky Way diameters”
Talk about a giant in the universe.
NASA researchers find two black holes heading for a merger in our cosmic neighborhood
This is the closest pair detected in the local universe using multiwavelength (visible and X-ray light) observations.
Stars at Milky Way’s heart might be ‘immortal’, drawing energy from dark matter
Stars near the Milky Way's core may employ an exotic reaction involving dark matter to extended their lifetimes virtually indefinitely.
Astronomers witness real-time awakening of a massive black hole
Massive black holes are usually dormant and invisible. However, SDSS1335+0728 decided to wake up.
Stellar clashes around Milky Way’s galactic center and black hole produces rejuvenated ‘zombie’ stars
Some stars in the chaotic heart of the Milky Way consume one another and it makes them look young again.
Record-breaking quasar ate one Sun’s mass *per day* and grew to an unimaginable mass
Oh, you thought the Sun was big? That's cute.
Did the first black holes appear before galaxies? Astronomers think black holes are missing link in early universe evolution
Black holes may be less cosmic villains and more like co-creators in the early universe.
Astronomers discover oldest black hole — and it’s much larger than it should be
The discovery might up-end how scientists believe black holes form.
James Webb Space Telescope discovers most distant active supermassive black hole
Astronomers are still curious why some of the oldest blackholes are still "lightweights."
Astronomers stumble upon largest explosion in the universe thus far
A supermassive black hole could be blamed for the massive bang.
Astronomers capture first-ever image of black hole’s ring-like structure and powerful jet
Scientists image M87 black hole's accretion disk and jet in unprecedented detail.
What is the closest black hole to Earth?
The nearest black hole isn't actually that far from us.
Astrophysicists are stunned to see a black hole “burping” several years after having a meal
The "burp" is traveling at half the speed of light.
Dormant black hole discovered outside Milky Way by ‘black hole police’
The discovery gives astronomers a unique look at the processes that happen when black holes are born.
Black Hole Singularity: The Structure of a Black Hole
A journey through black holes from their violent exterior, light trapping event horizon, to a region where the laws of ...
How we captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at center of the Milky Way
In case you missed this year's biggest news in physics, here it is straight from the horse's mouth.
Astronomers image the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole for the first time
Images from the Event Horizon Telescope prove that the compact radio source at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius ...
Hear the growling noises made by black holes as they devour nearby stars
With a bit of science wizardry, scientists have made black holes audible.
Hubble spots black hole “giving birth” to new star
Black holes may do more than just destroy -- they may also create new things.
Scientists may have spotted the mysterious birth of a black hole
It’s long been a mystery how black holes form, now astronomers are on the verge of cracking it.
Astronomers capture rare image of black hole plasma jet for the second time
Big or small, all black holes may be the same.
Neutron Star and Black Hole’s Final Dance Observed for the First Time
You wait ages to spot a merger between a neutron star and a black hole and then the two come ...
Astronomers found the closest black hole to Earth. It’s called ‘The Unicorn’
The Unicorn is just three times the mass of the Sun, making it one of the smallest ever found.
Black Hole Seen Clearly in Historic New Direct Image
A new image of M87's black hole in polarized light gives us a spectacular view of the powerful spacetime event.
Scientists create a sonic black hole in the lab, confirm Stephen Hawking’s theory
This research may open the door for exciting new black hole physics.
Massive Black Hole Could Challenge Stellar Evolution Theories
With a mass of 21 times that of the sun, the black hole of Cygnus X-1 challenges theories of stellar ...
Astronomers found the oldest supermassive black hole — and they were puzzled by it
The giant black hole formed just 670 million years after the Big Bang.
NASA says a gargantuan supermassive black hole is somehow missing
The hunt is on for black hole with up 100 billion solar masses that is nowhere to be found.
Scientists turn the first picture of a black hole into a movie
The historic image was joined by previous observations of the black hole at the heart of the M87 galaxy.
Gravitational waves reveal largest black hole merger and the first intermediate-mass black hole
The black hole is the first object of its kind with a mass above 100 solar masses but below a ...
Physicists may have found a way to create traversable wormholes
But they would be impossible to create with today's technology.
Fastest-growing black hole in the universe eats the equivalent of one sun per day
A Sun a day keeps dark matter away?
Astronomers bewildered by massive star disappearing under their eyes
The star may have directly collapsed as a black hole, without going supernova -- which is almost unprecedented.
ESO astronomers find the closest black hole to Earth
The stars in the same triple system as the black hole are so close they can be seen with the ...
There may be a second black hole at the center of our galaxy
Astronomers think that the Milky Way's supermassive black hole may have a companion -- and that could teach us more ...
Astronomers find the most massive black hole in the local universe
A dim patch in an otherwise bright galaxy is the epicenter of a supermassive black hole whose mass is 40 ...
Could wormholes actually exist?
A new study describes a technique that could be used to find wormholes.
Millions of black holes are lurking in the Milky Way. Here’s how to spot them
Let's find the missing black holes!
Sonic black hole confirms Hawking radiation theory
A novel quantum simulator offers unique insights about the 'guts' of a black hole.
The best black hole photo memes the internet has to offer
Get sucked into the joyous celebration of the black hole image.
The photographed black hole now has a name
It literally translates to "embellished dark source of unending creation."
Black hole picture shown for the first time
A historic moment in science that pushes the limits of human knowledge.
The first ever photo of a black hole might be revealed this week
On Wednesday, physicists will make a historical announcement.
Scientists discover 83 Quasars from the early universe
Talk about a massive find!
Check this out: mind blowing Virtual Reality simulation of the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
It's simply mesmerizing.
Stephen Hawking’s final paper suggests black holes store information about missing matter in ‘soft hairs’
The late physicist's very last paper offers new insight into the black hole information paradox.
If we want to find the “missing” dark matter, we have to look beyongblack holes
Dark matter makes up most of the universe -- and we still don't really know what it is.
Scientists directly image particle jet emitted by supermassive black hole devouring a star
It's the first time astronomers have achieved this feat.
