Black Holes
Space Observatories Watch a Black Hole Go Dormant
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has been keeping an eye on a black hole actively munching away on gas at the…
Black Hole Secrets: Revealing The S-Star
Deep in the heart of the Milky Way resides a black hole. However, that is not the mysterious object which…
Black Holes Can Get Really Big, And We Have No Idea Why
Right now, as you read this article, it's quite possible that the ultra-huge black hole at the center of our…
Milky Way’s Black Hole Munches On Supercooked Gas
It's a simple menu, but smoking hot. The black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy is sucking…
Star’s Dying Gasp May Signal Black Hole’s Birth
A distinctive flash of light emanating from a dying star may make it possible for astronomers to watch a black…
Astronomers Watch as a Black Hole Eats a Rogue Planet
In Star Wars, the Millennium Falcon narrowly escaped being devoured by an exogorth (space slug) slumbering inside an asteroid crater.…
Hubble Uncovers Hidden Mysteries in Messier 77
Discovered on October 29, 1780 by Pierre Mechain, this active Seyfert galaxy is magnificent to behold in amateur equipment and…
Super-fast Duo: Black Hole and Star Break Speed Records
A group of telescopes and astronomers have worked together to help identify a star and a black hole that orbit…
Black Holes, Fermi Bubbles and the Milky Way
Deep at the heart of our galaxy lurks a black hole. This isn't exciting news, but neither is it a…
NuSTAR Puts New Spin On Supermassive Black Holes
Checking out the spin rate on a supermassive black hole is a great way for astronomers to test Einstein's theory…