Black Holes
Finding the Mama Bear of Black Holes
While astronomers have studied both big and little black holes for decades, evidence for those middle-sized black holes has been…
Could a Black Hole Fit in Your Computer or In Your Pocket?
[/caption] Some of the most frequently asked questions we get here at Universe Today and Astronomy Cast deal with black…
Two Black Holes Play a Little One on One
[/caption] If black holes could communicate, there would likely be a lotta in your face trash talkin' going on between…
Blaming Black Holes for Gamma Ray Bursts
[/caption] Black holes get a bad rap. Most people are afraid of them, and some think black holes might even…
Astronomers Find Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole Yet
[/caption] A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there was a supermassive black hole….. Astronomers from the…
If You Don’t Have an LHC, Here’s How to Create Your Own Black Hole
[/caption] Those fearful folks who have worried about the Large Hadron Collider creating a black hole that could swallow the…
Early Black Holes Are Starving, Not Feasting
[/caption] A new black hole may not voraciously devour nearby gas -- because it may kick out most of the…
NASA Satellite Will Provide New Look At Cosmic X-Ray Sources
[/caption] NASA has announced the development of a space-based observatory to give astronomers a new way to view X-rays from…
Ejected Black Holes Drag Clusters of Stars With Them
[/caption] The tight cluster of stars surrounding a supermassive black hole after it has been violently kicked out of a…
Messier 87 Shows Off for Hundreds of Earth-bound Astronomers
[/caption] When the giant radio galaxy Messier 87 (M 87) unleashed a torrent of gamma radiation and radio flux, an…