Black Holes
Black Hole Seen Blasting Out Jets at Close to the Speed of Light
The Chandra X-Ray Observatory has spotted a distant black hole shooting out jets of material, at close to the speed…
A New Kind of Supernova Explosion has been Discovered: Fast Blue Optical Transients
For the child inside all of us space-enthusiasts, there might be nothing better than discovering a new type of explosion.…
High Energy Neutrinos Are Coming From Supermassive Black Holes
Some neutrinos are so energetic we don't know how they are produced. But a clue lies in the heart of…
Closest Black Hole Found, Just 1,000 Light-Years From Earth
Scientists with the ESO have detected a triple system with a black hole roughly 1,000 light-years from Earth - making…
How were Supermassive Black Holes Already Forming and Releasing Powerful Jets Shortly After the Big Bang?
A series of studies has shown that the seeds of supermassive black holes and relativistic jets existed much sooner than…
How Researchers Produce Sharp Images of a Black Hole
A new study by members of the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) has shown how new images of black…
The three-body problem shows us why we can’t accurately calculate the past
Our universe is driven by cause and effect. What happens now leads directly to what happens later. Because of this,…
Even Though it Was Observing an Asteroid, OSIRIS-REx Accidentally Spotted a Black Hole
While the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft was orbiting asteroid Bennu, one of the instruments on board happened to catch a glimpse of…
14% of all the Massive Stars in the Universe are Destined to Collide as Black Holes
Einstein's Theory of General Relativity predicted that black holes would form and eventually collide. It also predicted the creation of…
There’s a New Record for the Most Massive Black Hole Ever Seen: 40 Billion Solar Masses
Astronomers have spotted a 40 billion solar mass black hole in the Abell 85 cluster of galaxies. They found the…