The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

In a recently published paper in Physical Review Letters, scientists propose a comprehensive theoretical framework indicating ...

Researchers have observed strange goings-on around a supermassive black hole located nearly 300 million light years away.

Could Mysterious Black Hole Burps Rewrite Physics?

A new paper claims astronomers discovered an ultramassive black hole heavier than any other black hole we've ever measured.

The Sagittarius A* supermassive black hole at the core of the Milky Galaxy may be "warping the spacetime surrounding it into ...

A neutron star's final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen object called a black hole pulsar.

Supermassive black holes usually lurk unseen, but when an unlucky star drifts too close they ignite titanic outbursts ...

Caltech simulations reveal what happens when black holes collide with neutron stars—violent cracking, intense shock waves, ...

Black holes are invisible, yet they are among the brightest things in the universe. If a star wanders too close to a black ...

A controversial theory suggests the observable universe is the result of matter rebounding after the collapse of a black hole ...