Black Holes
Black Hole Gulps Down a Neutron Star
An international team of astronomers have analyzed a recent short gamma-ray burst, and they think it's the last scream of…
That Neutron Star Should Be a Black Hole
Astronomers were expecting that a massive star in the Westerlund 1 star cluster should have collapsed into a black hole.…
Rogue Supermassive Black Hole Has No Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a supermassive black hole without a surrounding galaxy. These black holes and their galaxies…
The Birth of a New Black Hole?
Monday's gamma ray burst might have been just what astronomers have been hoping to see for decades - the birth…
Matter is Incinerated When it Falls into a Black Hole
Here's a relief. Instead of being painfully stretched (aka spaghettified) by the immense tidal forces around a black hole, you'd…
Matter Nears Light Speed Entering a Black Hole
Just before matter is gobbled up by a hungry black hole, it's hurtling around the monster at nearly the speed…
The Limit of Black Holes
Researchers have used the Chandra X-Ray Observatory to understand just how large supermassive black holes can get by performing a…
Swift Sees the Birth of a Black Hole
NASA's Swift space observatory has seen its first Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB), probably the birth of a black hole. Swift detected…
Supermassive Black Holes Early On
Astronomers now believe that all large galaxies have a supermassive black hole at their centre, but it was believed that…
Second Black Hole at the Heart of the Milky Way
A French/US team of astronomers have discovered a second black hole is lurking at the heart of our Milky Way…