We don't quite understand how the first supermassive black holes formed so quickly in the young universe. So a team…
Astronomers have found the first evidence that black holes follow the laws of thermodynamics.
A new idea for detecting gravitational waves might allow us to discover planet-mass primordial black holes.
Back in 2019, the world was treated to the first ever image of a black hole, which was originally captured…
Black holes destroy stars, but their powerful jets can also clear the way for new stars to form.
Astronomers recently caught a supermassive black hole gulp down a star. It flared in exactly the same way as its…
Why are black holes so alluring? You could cite plenty of reasons: They’re matter-gobbling monsters, making them the perfect plot device…
The Next Generation Event Horizon Telescope may reveal the dark edge of a black hole's event horizon.
Sometimes astronomers come up with awesome names for certain phenomena and then feel like they can’t use them in formal…
A red giant star may have a black hole companion that is only three solar masses in size.