Tag: Black

A team of researchers used the balloon-borne XL-Calibur telescope to capture the most detailed polarized X-ray measurements yet from...

A colossal star met an unexpected fate when it drifted too close to a supermassive black hole 10 billion...

Fresh observations of two merging black holes confirm predictions made by Stephen Hawking based on Albert Einstein’s theory. A...

Hubble’s stunning view of NGC 4102 reveals a seemingly calm spiral galaxy hiding a quietly powerful supermassive black hole...

A new study suggests that during a potential phase of primordial matter domination, particle interactions may have led to...

Black holes, once thought to be unknowable, are now under close scrutiny thanks to the Event Horizon Telescope’s groundbreaking...

The GW190412 merger revealed a black-hole recoil moving faster than 50 km/s. Gravitational waves allowed its 3D motion to...

NGC 7456 may look like just another spiral galaxy, but it’s full of surprises. From vibrant star-forming regions glowing pink...

Astronomers at Penn State have nicknamed the objects “universe breakers,” which may be unusual <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_81b6397be73e1f9525402f9873cc59f2" data-gt-translate-attributes=" Click...

Scientists’ model indicates that dark matter inside gas giants could collapse into black holes detectable by observation. Astronomers have identified...

Astronomers may have uncovered the secret behind the mysterious “little red dots” seen by the James Webb Space Telescope....

Unlike active galaxies that endlessly devour nearby matter, these black holes remain in slumber, stirring only momentarily to consume...