Black Holes
You Could Travel Through a Wormhole, but it’s Slower Than Going Through Space
A new study reveals that traveling through a wormhole may actually be possible, but don't count on it saving you…
It’s Finally here. The First Ever Image of a Black Hole
"We have taken the first picture of a black hole." EHT project director Sheperd S. Doeleman of the Center for…
Now We Know That Dark Matter Isn’t Primordial Black Holes
A new study by an international team of scientists has tested Hawking's theory of dark matter, and ruled out that…
This Star has been Kicked Out of the Milky Way. It Knows What It Did.
Every once in a while, the Milky Way ejects a star. The evicted star is typically ejected from the chaotic…
Using Black Holes to Conquer Space: The Halo Drive!
According to a new study, black holes could be used as a gravitational slingshot, allowing for interstellar space exploration.
Gamma Ray Telescopes could Detect Starships Powered by Black Hole
A new study has proposed ways to search for advanced alien life by looking for the gamma rays produced by…
One of Our Best Views of the Supermassive Black Hole at the Heart of the Milky Way
An almost unimaginably enormous black hole is situated at the heart of the Milky Way. It's called a Supermassive Black…
Astronomers See the Exact Moment a Supernova Turned into a Black Hole (or Neutron Star)
On June 17th 2018, the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey's twin telescopes spotted something extraordinarily bright in the…
New Research Reveals How Galaxies Stay Hot and Bothered
It's relatively easy for galaxies to make stars. Start out with a bunch of random blobs of gas and dust.…
Astronomers Count all the Photons in the Universe. Spoiler Alert: 4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Photons
Imagine yourself in a boat on a great ocean, the water stretching to the distant horizon, with the faintest hints…