The results offer a rare glimpse into the structure and motion of hot gas around a black hole during its faintest X-ray phase, providing new insights into how these extreme systems evolve and interact ...

A proposed interstellar mission envisions sending a gram-scale nanocraft, propelled by a laser-driven lightsail to a nearby black hole, achieving approximately one-third the speed of light. Upon ...

In a new study, published July 21 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, astronomers proposed that this uneven merger was caused by a hidden third object that provided the necessary gravitational kick ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The most distant black hole ever confirmed has now been discovered. A team led by astronomers from the University of Texas at Austin announced the discovery of the black hole in the ...

"This black hole could then grow and consume the entire planet, turning it into a black hole with the same mass as the original planet." New research suggests that dark matter could gather over vast ...

Astronomers have discovered the oldest and most distant black hole ever observed, transforming our understanding of the early universe. Detailed in a study published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.

In the wise words of Mr. Bob Dylan, “The times they are a-changin’.” It seems like every year, there are new rules and regulations for airline travel — planes are smaller, seats are tighter and the ...

Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers have discovered radiation being pumped out from the core of a quasar — within which a ...

Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" books or those who enjoyed Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning movie versions of the story will be familiar with the Eye of Sauron. It was the name given to ...

An international team of astronomers led by Matus Rybak (Leiden University, Netherlands) has proven, thanks to accidental double zoom, that millimeter radiation is generated close to the core of a ...