Dusty Accretion Disks around Supermassive Black Holes May Be Secret Planet Factories
Astronomers from New Mexico State University, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center and CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College propose…
Astronomers have observed a wandering black hole shredding a star
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An illustration showing a star and a galaxy. Astronomers have recently detected a black…
ATLAS breaks its own record with new search for double-Higgs production
Producing two Higgs bosons in a single proton-proton collision is among the rarest processes at the LHC. Yet…
Scientists discover black holes have a cosmic ‘digestive system’
Black holes are often imagined as bottomless pits, swallowing everything that dares to cross their path. But new…
This Star Is Racing Around the Milky Way’s Black Hole at 8% the Speed of Light
Illustration of a sunlike star passing very close to a supermassive black hole. Credit: ESO, ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser…
Invisible Black Holes Could Be Triggering Supernovae
Primordial black holes may pass through white dwarfs and ignite a subset of Type Ia supernovae. New models…
Hubble and Webb uncover Omega Centauri’s first stellar-mass black hole after 23 years of observations
For decades, Omega Centauri has presented astronomers with a paradox. The Milky Way’s largest globular cluster contains roughly…
Astronomers Find Omega Centauri’s First Stellar-Mass Black Hole
After decades of searching, astronomers have pinpointed the first of an estimated 10,000 stellar-mass black holes thought to…
Optical fiber black hole model emits Hawking-like radiation, revealing a long-sought recoil
Using optical fiber as a model black hole, physicists have, after decades of pursuit, observed two linked effects…
New Black Hole Theory Solves a 50-Year-Old Problem
Illustration of a black hole that is growing in response to an influx of energy. New research from…
Strange gravitational waves may reveal dark matter near merging black holes
The evidence for dark matter is everywhere and the evidence for dark matter is nothing. Galaxies rotate in…
Astronomers Find a New Clue for Detecting Runaway Supermassive Black Holes
Artist’s rendition of an Active Galactic Nucleus with the accretion disk highlighted. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center’s…