Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

From unifying quantum physics and gravity to working out what is dark matter, the universe has some deep questions that ...

Black hole quantum effects are usually thought to be too small to have any observable signatures. This is indeed the case for heavy black holes, such as the ones detected via gravitational waves ...

If a star orbits a black hole, it will appear from a distance to be orbiting empty space. Gaia projects the star’s orbit on a ...

A new form of black hole archeology, linking spin to gas and dust, has revealed that these cosmic titans spin faster than ...

Discover how researchers found a bizarre black hole feeding at an exceptional rate, challenging theories on black hole growth.

Credit: Aurore Simonnet / Sonoma State University That's because the shredding of the white dwarf's material has a "kickback" effect, propelling it away from the black hole's event horizon.

In an article published in Physical Review Letters on Thursday, scientists carried out an innovative study testing the ...

He was an animator on 'Peter Pan,' a layout artist on ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and an VFX Oscar nominee on ‘The Black Hole.’ ...

Astrophysical jets from black holes play a key role in cosmic evolution, impacting star formation and revealing insights ...