The famous black hole M87 keeps surprising us. New research calculates its spin speed to be at 80% of the theoretical limit, ...

As federal funding cuts impact decades of research, scientists could turn to black holes for cheaper, natural alternatives to expensive facilities searching for dark matter and similarly elusive ...

Scientists may have discovered a limit to how massive black holes can grow. If they are right, we may have already discovered the largest possible ultramassive black hole!

If only black-footed ferrets had a brand ambassador like groundhogs have in Punxsutawney Phil.. The endangered ferrets don’t quite feel the same love as the famous groundhog, but they do get a ...

As federal funding cuts impact decades of research, scientists could turn to black holes for cheaper, natural alternatives to expensive facilities searching for dark matter and similarly elusive ...

A newly discovered black hole has been dubbed the 'hungriest' black hole ever detected. Scientists from the International Gemini Observatory and NSF NOIRLab say the void, called LID-568, devours ...

With this in mind, a team of scientists has discovered how the disks of gas and dust that swirl around black holes can become the powerful engines of galactic power plants. Here's what that means ...

Scientists are BAFFLED after spotting a lone black hole drifting through space - with no star orbiting it. READ MORE: Study reveals how micro black hole would implode your brain By WILIAM HUNTER ...

To detect such high-energy particles, scientists could use observatories already tracking supernovae, massive black hole eruptions, and other cosmic events, Silk said. These include detectors like the ...

What's behind black hole 'fireworks,' according to scientists A team of astrophysicists have found flares of light in Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way.

The Nobel Committees need to recognize how this excludes Black scientists from awards. Skip to main content. Scientific American. Opinion. December 11, 2024. 5 min read.