Black Holes

Space Supercomputer simulations reveal why some black holes shine and others stay dim

New supercomputer simulations show how black holes eat, glow, and launch jets, explaining strange cosmic objects seen by today’s telescopes.

Space After nearly a century of looking, researchers may have finally detected dark matter Joshua Shavit

Space Red giant starquakes reshape what scientists think about quiet black holes Joseph Shavit

Space If a tiny black hole passed through your body would it hurt you?Joseph Shavit

Space Balloon telescope sheds new light on pulsars and black holes Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers reveal what happened less than a second after the Big Bang Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers solve cosmic mystery surrounding two massive black holes that shouldn’t exist Joseph Shavit

Space New high-res black hole images challenge Einstein’s theory of relativity Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers witness most powerful black hole flare ever — as bright as 10 trillion suns Joshua Shavit

Space Our universe may have been born inside a black hole, study finds Joseph Shavit

Space Two new black hole collisions confirm Einstein’s theory with record precision Joseph Shavit

Space What happens to matter when it gets sucked into a black hole?Joseph Shavit

Space Rare black hole-star merger creates the longest gamma-ray burst ever Joshua Shavit

Space Astronomers spot a black hole ripping apart a star outside a galaxy’s center Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers capture first-ever image of two black holes orbiting each other Joshua Shavit

Space How black holes generate massive magnetic and particle-driven jets Mac Oliveau

Space Black hole stars: Giant stars may hide black holes at their core Joseph Shavit