Exploding Primordial Black Holes Could ‘Rewrite the History of the Universe’
It’s been a fantastic week for Stephen Hawking’s black hole theories. Yesterday, LIGO confirmed the famed physicist’s prediction…
Black hole collision confirms decades-old predictions by Einstein and Hawking
Astronomers have detected a collision between two black holes in unprecedented detail, offering the clearest view yet into…
Colliding black holes ‘ringing’ across space and time prove Hawking, Einstein theories right
Once again, it turns out that renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking was right. Oh, and Albert Einstein, too.…
How were black holes discovered? 240-year-old concept hypothesised ‘dark stars’ which turned out to be…
Black holes weren’t always known by this name. In fact, the name wasn’t coined until 1967, and the…
Ripples from the Big Bang could transform our understanding of the universe — and we may be close to detecting them
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When stars die, black holes possibly turn their remains into dark energy
On a quiet mountaintop in southern Arizona, 5,000 robotic eyes scan the sky every night, each locking onto…
What Came Before the Big Bang? New Study Says ‘Numerical Relativity’ Could Unlock Cosmology’s Biggest Mysteries
It is one of cosmology’s most perplexing questions: what happened before the Big Bang? Although the question has…
What if we’ve been thinking about dark matter all wrong, scientist wonders
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If nothing escapes a black hole, could one really swallow the entire universe?
In reality, a black hole’s gravitational influence is limited. Like any other massive object, its pull weakens with…
Star Tries to Swallow a Black Hole, Ignites One of the Strangest Supernovas Ever Seen
Black holes are dark, menacing objects with gravity so intense that not even light can escape, so you…
This Might Be the Most Massive Black Hole Ever Discovered
Astronomers have identified what could be a new supermassive black hole, and with an estimated mass 36 billion…
One of the most massive black holes was discovered. It’s 35 billion times the size of our sun
Astronomers have discovered what they say is among the most massive black holes ever detected. The cosmic behemoth…