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

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

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

A stronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole that's shooting a giant energy beam directly at Earth. The cosmic juggernaut, which is about as massive as 700 million suns, is taking aim at ...

A black hole weighing around 1,022 grams would create a tunnel about 0.1 microns in radius – small enough to be invisible to ...

If Earth was (hypothetically) crushed into a black hole, it would be under an inch across. Today, many black holes form following the collapse of massive objects like stars, notably after violent ...

For decades, scientists have believed there should be black holes that fall between two well-known types. On one end are ...

LOFAR detects a faint radio 'mini-halo' from 3.8 billion years ago, revealing how galaxy clusters evolved in the early ...

A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge ...

Scientists believe the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and at least as many planets. The largest galaxy known, IC 1101, has more than 100 trillion stars. Step outside on a clear night and ...

The US and China have reached a rare earth minerals agreement which could prevent a $34 billion black hole in the economy.

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