Rare black hole-star merger creates the longest gamma-ray burst ever
When space telescopes blazed with high-energy radiation for hours earlier this year, astronomers suspected that they were witnessing…
Astronomers detect ultra-luminous infrared galaxy lurking behind quasar
Astronomers have uncovered a remarkable new addition to the catalog of ultra-luminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) – cosmic powerhouses…
Stunning Cosmic Milestone: Astronomers Capture 1st-Ever Image of 2 Black Holes Orbiting Each Other Within Quasar OJ287
Stunning Cosmic Mystery: Astronomers Capture First-Ever Image of Two Black Holes Orbiting Each Other | Image: NASA/Representative In…
RadioAstron Captures Radio Image of Two Supermassive Black Holes Circling Each Other
Using data from the RadioAstron satellite, astronomers have produced a radio image of two supermassive black holes at…
Shining light on the Weak force: ATLAS observes WWγ production
The ATLAS Collaboration reports its first observation of WWγ production – a rare process involving the simultaneous production…
Astronomers Stunned by Black Hole Growing Beyond Known Limits
An artist’s concept of a supermassive black hole, a surrounding disk of material falling towards the black hole…
What Lies Within? New Image From a Mysterious Galaxy Asks Big Questions
A new image of galaxy OJ 287 reveals for the first time the sharply curved, ribbon-like structure of…
Physicists Simulated a Black Hole in The Lab, And It Then Began to Glow
A black hole analog could tell us a thing or two about an elusive radiation theoretically emitted by…
A 60-Year-Old Cosmic Puzzle May Finally Have an Answer
Supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies emit radiation and ultra-fast winds into space. Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech…
Our universe is ‘trapped inside a black hole’, worrying new research claims
Have we been inside a black hole all this time? Our universe has been around for and estimated…
Mysterious cosmic explosion can’t be explained, scientists say
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Ripples in Space-Time Confirm Century-Old Theory
When two black holes collide and merge, they release gravitational waves. These waves can be detected by sensitive…