Scientists Discover Black Hole Created Less Than One Second After the Big Bang
Astronomers examining data from the James Webb Space Telescope say they’ve spotted what might be the oldest black…
Quantum Computers Mimic Black Holes To Probe Cosmic Secrets
A close-up of the trapped-ion quantum computer used to simulate quantum-information scrambling circuits. Credit: Quantinuum The difference between…
DESI Hints Dark Energy Isn’t What We Thought
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope…
Astronomers Uncover “Mysterious Giant” Lurking Behind Binary Black Holes
Binary black hole merger near a supermassive black hole. Credit: SHAO GW190814’s gravitational waves suggest a hidden supermassive…
Astronomers may have observed star’s death while devouring a black hole
The supernova known as SN 2023zkd was first spotted in July 2023 by the Zwicky Transient Facility, but…
Scientists use Stephen Hawking theory to propose ‘black hole morsels’ — strange, compact objects that could reveal new physics
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Scientists Discover What Appears to Be the Largest Black Hole in the Universe, So Heavy That It Completely Bends the Light Around It Into a Giant Ring
Astronomers have discovered what could be the largest black hole ever detected. With a mass of 36 billion…
Astrophysicist Proposes Interstellar Mission to Study Black Holes
In a new paper published in the journal iScience, an astrophysicist from Fudan University discusses the possibility of…
‘Ultramassive’ black hole the size of 36 billion suns found in distant galaxy
You’ve heard of a supermassive black hole. Now, what about an “ultramassive” black hole? That descriptor is the…
The Trillion-Dollar Quest To Test Einstein
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration created a single image (top frame) of the supermassive black hole at…
The Universe’s First “Little Red Dots” May Be a New Kind of Star With a Black Hole Inside
By all rights, they shouldn’t exist. When NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) first opened its eyes to…
Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Caught Eating Star in NGC 6099
The newly-discovered intermediate-mass black hole, named NGC 6099 HLX-1, resides in a compact star cluster on the outskirts…