"Very massive stars are like the 'rock stars' of the universe — they are powerful, and they live fast and die young." ...

"This work is a step toward understanding how quantum mechanics and gravity work together, a major unsolved problem in ...

Gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space and time itself. When space/time is squeezed, pulsar pulses ...

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

One of the most perplexing discoveries in modern astronomy has been finding supermassive black holes, some weighing billions ...

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii uncovered black hole events so packed with energy, they were the biggest explosions ...

Scientists may have found a new way to detect some of the universe's most mysterious objects, primordial black holes (PBHs), ...

Traditionally thought to go silent after a brief flare of activity, some black holes are now being observed emitting new ...

A new census reveals that 35% of supermassive black holes are hidden behind dust, disrupting major galactic models.

Black holes may be mysterious and hard to find, but it just got a little easier to know how and where to look. Read more. about what's happening in space.

Black hole singularities defy the laws of physics. New research presents a bold solution to this puzzle: Black holes may actually be a theoretical type of star called a 'gravastar,' filled with ...

But black holes are real things in the real Universe; with enough determination, we could reach out and dip a toe into an event horizon. If we can solve the information paradox, ...