An illustration of two black holes about to merge into one. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) The finding about LID-568's feeding frenzy was far from the last word on early supermassive black hole ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is 'napping' after stuffing itself with too much food. Like a bear gorging itself on salmon before ...

For half a century, astrophysicists have been trying to solve the Black Hole Information Paradox—first explained by Stephen Hawking in 1976—which posits that black holes destroy information.

You’ll go from “wait, what’s a black hole?” to confidently explaining quantum physics (or something close to it). Fire it up on any of your devices and let the binge-worthy learning begin.

Astronomers have uncovered an astonishing discovery: a massive cloud of water vapor orbiting a black hole that lies over 12 billion light years away. This cosmic structure around quasar APM 08279+5255 ...

Dec. 20, 2024 — One of the biggest mysteries in science -- dark energy -- doesn't actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the riddle of how the Universe is expanding. For the ...