For decades, astronomers have puzzled over how the supermassive black holes residing in the center of galaxies form. Now, ...
In a "rite of passage," the JAXA/NASA X-ray telescope XRISM has mapped in detail Cygnus X-3, a curious binary system with a ...
Scientists developed a new model, which provides mathematical evidence that singularities are hidden inside black holes.
"This is very likely to bring us closer to discovering the true nature of dark energy. Perhaps it will also bring us closer to an understanding of the true nature of black holes" ...
The hungriest known black hole in the early universe has been found, thanks to teamwork between NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Chandra X-ray Observatory. The black hole's voracious ...
The big picture: Numerous mysteries remain regarding black holes, with astronomers particularly interested in the formation of the oldest black holes in the early universe. Recent observations ...