The physics of no return: What actually happens if you get pulled into a black hole
In 1916, only a year after Albert Einstein had published his general theory of relativity, Karl Schwarzschild used…
APOD: 2026 March 26 – Black Holes and Neutron Stars: 218 Mergers and Counting
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Expanding catalog of black hole collisions is rewriting the history of the universe
Between May 2023 and January 2024, a global network of gravitational-wave detectors picked up 128 new cosmic signals,…
Black hole merger may have triggered gamma-ray burst
In November 2024, gravitational-wave detectors recorded the violent merger of two black holes billions of light-years away. Normally,…
Newly discovered ripples in spacetime put Einstein’s general relativity to the test
When black holes collide, the crash generates ripples in the fabric of spacetime—gravitational waves. These distortions travel far…
Supermassive black holes can slow star growth in nearby galaxies
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Gaia Detected an Entire Swarm of Black Holes Traveling Through The Milky Way
A fluffy cluster of stars spilling across the sky may have a secret hidden in its heart: a…
Event Horizon Telescope captures magnetic turbulence flickering at the edge of black hole M87*
For a few brief nights each year, you get a rare chance to watch a monster blink. The…
The Milky Way’s core may be dense dark matter, not a black hole
For decades, scientists have theorized that the Milky Way Galaxy’s supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr…
Record-breaking gravitational wave puts Einstein’s relativity to its toughest test yet — and proves him right again
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Physicists Think They Saw a Black Hole Explode
Black holes are born from the explosive deaths of stars. But can black holes themselves explode? Nobody knows…
It’s Historic: Two Black Holes Have Just Been Photographed Together for the First Time
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