In 2020, astronomers identified a nearby star system that appeared to contain something phenomenal: the closest black hole to ...

"We would need to consider the possibility that the source was created (or trapped as a primordial black hole) by a highly advanced technological civilization," Harvard's Avi Loeb writes.

A former middle manager has struggled to find work after being laid off twice. She's drained her savings and fears she'll ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have formed ...

Traditionally thought to go silent after a brief flare of activity, some black holes are now being observed emitting new ...

Astronomers have witnessed a distant supermassive black hole devouring its surrounding matter so rapidly that it is "burping" ...

In a recently published paper in Physical Review Letters, scientists propose a comprehensive theoretical framework indicating ...

Black holes, once purely theoretical, are now observable phenomena, offering insights into the universe. Their intense ...

Caltech simulations reveal what happens when black holes collide with neutron stars—violent cracking, intense shock waves, ...

A new paper claims astronomers discovered an ultramassive black hole heavier than any other black hole we've ever measured.

Researchers have observed strange goings-on around a supermassive black hole located nearly 300 million light years away.