University of Oregon astronomer Yvette Cendes made a surprising discovery years after a black hole shredded a star. What is ...

Ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves may be the key to solving the Hubble tension — one of the biggest nagging problems in physics.

The extraordinarily rapid growth of supermassive black holes in the early universe puzzles astronomers, with current models ...

In 1974, physicist Stephen Hawking described the potential for tiny, primordial black holes that existed at the dawn of time ...

Black holes that turn matter into energy could explain dark energy and answer two other cosmic questions. Now, the challenge ...

We go in depth on black holes: the strangest objects in the universe! Black holes are not just the strangest objects in the universe, they're the sharpest test we have of how reality actually works.

A distant quasar is defying two fundamental expectations of black hole physics. The object, known as ID830, is growing at 13 ...

The black hole was bigger than expected, and while the answer was hiding in plain sight, it still rewrites what we thought was possible. Reading time 4 minutes When LIGO broke news of an ...

A comprehensive set of simulations by Flatiron Institute astrophysicists and their colleagues revealed that magnetic fields are responsible for creating black holes with masses in a range previously ...

If a new proposal by physicists bears out, the recent detection of a record-setting neutrino could be the first evidence of elusive Hawking radiation. (Nanowerk News) The last gasp of a primordial ...

Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery behind ultra-high-energy cosmic rays — the most powerful particles known in the universe. A team from NTNU suggests that colossal winds from ...

One of the most notable aspects about our planet—if observed from the outside—is that it spins. Earth’s spin defines our days, setting the fundamental rhythm of life on our world. The moon spins, too.