Hubble Space Telescope image of the Andromeda galaxy M31 (credit: NASA, ESA) A spectacular new image from the Hubble Space Telescope of the collision of…
Can a primordial black hole collide with Earth?Although perhaps the appropriate verb is not “crash”, but “dive.”
Can a primordial black hole collide with Earth?Although perhaps the appropriate verb is not “crash”, but “dive.”At the beginning of the 20th century, it was…
In 2031 we will have a visit: a star that orbits the Sun every 612,190 years will pass near Saturn
2014 UN271 is not a particularly flashy name, but the star it gives its name certainly is. An object larger than comets and at the…
How the activity of a supermassive black hole shapes its galaxy
picture of black hole by Alain .This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 New insights into how central supermassive black holes…
Astronomers discover how to power a supermassive black hole
Image credit: Astry / ASZ Astronomers discover how to power a supermassive black holeScientists seek to understand how black holes wake up and, after a…
This landmark discovery in a black hole confirms one of Einstein’s theories
Image credit: Zdeněk Bardon / ESO. They have been able to see the farthest side of a black hole for the first time, confirming the…
A Supermassive Black Hole Emitted a Flare Away From Us, but Its Intense Gravity Redirected the Blast Back in Our Direction
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Jeremy Schnittman In 1916, Albert Einstein put the finishing touches on his Theory of General Relativity, a journey that began…
Cracking a Mystery of Massive Black Holes and Quasars with Supercomputer Simulations
An illustration with elements from NASA showing a quasar – a supermassive black hole being rapidly formed (Adobe Stock). At the center of galaxies, like…
The Hunt for Wandering Black Holes
Simulated image of a black hole wandering in the Milky Way. [SXS Lensing] Wandering supermassive black holes — those that don’t lie at their galaxies’…
Astronomers Capture Beautiful New Image of Centaurus A
An image of the galaxy Centaurus A captured by the Dark Energy Camera based in Chile. (Image credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/M. Soraisam/T.A. Rector/M. Zamani/D. de Martin) Centaurus A is…