Black Holes
Supermassive Black Holes or Their Galaxies? Which Came First?
It’s a mystery that’s puzzled astronomers for years. Which came first, supermassive black holes or the galaxies that surround them?
Researchers Tackle Question of How the Universe Became Filled With Light
A new study from a team of researchers from the University of Iowa claims black holes ejecting light could have…
Cosmic Census Says There Could be 100 Million Black Holes in our Galaxy Alone
A new study by a team from UCI indicates that black hole mergers could be very common, which has implications…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 16, 2017: Dr. Natalie Batalha and NASA’s NExSS
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Natalie Batalha is an astrophysicist at NASA Ames Research Center and project scientist…
Third Gravitational Wave Event Detected
LIGO has detected a third instance of gravitational waves. Like the previous two, this one was caused by merging black…
What Exactly Should We See When a Star Splashes into a Black Hole Event Horizon?
A team of researchers questions the existence of an event horizon around black holes and wonders what it would look…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 19, 2017: Eric Fisher of Labfundr
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Eric Fisher is the head of Labfundr, a Canadian crowdsourcing platform for science research…
Closest Star Around A Black Hole Discovered
Imagine being caught in the clutches of a black hole, being whirled around at dizzying speeds and having your mass…
Towards A New Understanding Of Dark Matter
Could Primordial Black Holes be what the Universe's dark matter is made of?
Get Ready for the First Pictures of a Black Hole’s Event Horizon
The Event Horizon Telescope should give us our first picture of a Black Hole in the beginning of 2018.