On Black Hole Friday, we spotlight the work of astrophysicist Chung-Pei Ma, whose research is transforming our understanding ...

Black holes, regions of immense gravity preventing light escape, were theoretically predicted by Einstein's general relativity and confirmed through observations of intense X-ray sources like Cygnus X ...

When Kareem El-Badry picked up an unknown phone call at 7 a.m., he didn’t expect to hear the words that would change his career. “They said, this is so and so from the MacArthur Foundation. And I was ...

Past research about black hole births rarely included magnetic fields or the spins of the precursor stars. But considering ...

JWST NIRCam imaging of star-forming protocluster PHz G191.24+62.04, 11 billion years ago as the universe was approaching the peak of star formation. These early galaxies are among the most active star ...

A provocative theory is gaining new support today. Scientists suggest atom-sized black holes may move through Earth. These ...

"The key result is that while many alternatives look very similar to the 'standard' black hole at today's image quality, the differences grow predictably as imaging resolution and fidelity improve, ...

As astronomers read back into the first chapters of the universe’s history, they have uncovered a horde of gigantic black holes that seem to have matured much faster than scientists thought possible.

Dark matter is theorized to make up approximately 27% of the universe, with ordinary matter — the stars, planets, and everyday objects we encounter — accounting for merely 5%. The remainder consists ...

When two black holes collide, does it make a sound? It sounds like a physics class riddle, but it’s a question that haunted astrophysicist and author Janna Levin . Her new book, Black Hole Blues and ...

A flash of extraordinary intensity suddenly illuminated the cosmos in 2018, capturing the attention of astronomers with its ...