The first black holes to appear in the universe may have formed from the direct collapse of gas. When they…
Is there anywhere in the Universe where we can escape from radiation? Certainly not here on Earth. And not in…
Supermassive black holes (SMBH) reside in the center of galaxies like the Milky Way. They are mind-bogglingly massive, ranging from…
If two black holes merge in the middle of space, and nobody's around to see it, does it really happen?…
Above a certain mass, large stars don't become supernovae. That limit might be lower than we thought.
Black holes are more than just massive objects that swallow everything around them - they’re also one of the universe’s…
Back in 2019, the world was treated to the first ever image of a black hole, which was originally captured…
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…
If you've been following developments in astronomy over the last few years, you may have heard about the so-called "crisis…