In a new book release, two scientists combine forces to explain the discoveries, developments and theories made in the realm ...

Black Holes, explained As astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson once described the process: “While you're getting stretched, you're getting squeezed—extruded through the fabric of space like ...

Black holes are regions in space where an enormous amount of mass is packed into a tiny volume. This creates a gravitational pull so strong that not even light can escape. They are created when giant ...

Related: The 1st photo of the Milky Way's monster black hole explained in images What do black holes look like? Black holes have three "layers": the outer and inner event horizon, and the singularity.

While black holes are invisible, the flares unleashed by the swirling disk of hot gas and dust, or accretion disk, that orbits Sagittarius A* resemble a pyrotechnic extravaganza. A study ...