Black hole
Active supermassive black hole formed soon after the big bang discovered
The black hole resides in a galaxy known as CEERS 1019, which existed 570 million years after the big bang.
Supermassive black hole mysteriously comes alive, starts feeding
Scientists say the discovery is one of the most "extreme" instances of this kind of event they've ever seen.
Symphony of most powerful gravitational waves ever discovered by scientists
Large gravitational waves have been found rippling through the background of space-time. "We've opened a new window of observation on the universe," said one researcher.
Could There Be a Black Hole Lurking on the Edge of the Solar System?
Becky Smethurst tells Newsweek a black hole is a couch cushion, "not pulling anything towards them. But if you lose something down the side, it's gone forever."
If You Fell Into a Black Hole, You'd Be Frozen in Space and Time Forever
According to black hole expert Dr. Becky Smethurst, an observer would see you frozen in time if you fell into a black hole—and you'd be "spaghettified."
NASA Video Reveals Black Hole 'Sound' Via Galaxy Cluster
The sound wave frequency was increased quadrillions of times so humans can hear it.
New Flash of Deep Space Could Be Massive Star Explosion
Scientists have discovered an ultra-bright phenomenon in the distant universe that could have come from a star destroyed by a black hole.
Astronomers Find Rapidly Growing Black Hole From Early Universe
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope helped experts discover the "monster" body that was formed just 750 million years after the Big Bang,
Tiny Galaxy Has Unusually Massive Black Hole and Scientists Don't Know Why
The discovery of such a massive black hole in a dwarf galaxy could help explain both how galaxies evolve and how dark matter is distributed throughout them.
Astronomers Find Evidence of a Planet Outside Our Galaxy for the First Time
The possible Saturn-sized planet was detected in the galaxy Messier 51, 28 million light-years from Earth, making it the most distant exoplanet ever found.
The Universe Will End With a Black Dwarf Supernova
The last ever explosions will be silent fireworks that take place long after everything else in the universe has died, a study has found.
An Extremely Bright Star Has 'Disappeared' And Scientists Aren't Sure Why
One suggestion is the star collapsed into a black hole without producing a supernova—a phenomenon that has never been identified in such a large star before.
Advanced Civilizations Could Create 'Black Hole Bombs' to Generate Energy
If an object falling into a black hole splits, with one part falling in and the other escaping, the latter effectively gains energy.
The Closest Black Hole to Earth Has Been Discovered by Scientists
The black hole forms part of a triple star system known as HR 6819, which can be seen without binoculars or telescopes from the southern hemisphere on a dark, clear night.
Mystery Objects Near Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole Discovered
"It's not just a rare chance event. There has to be a mechanism to form them," study author Anna Ciurlo told "Newsweek."
Wandering Black Holes Found Less Than a Billion Light Years from Earth
Mergers with other galaxies may have knocked the black hole in dwarf galaxies off-center, creating "wandering" black holes.
Supermassive Black Holes From the Dawn of the Universe Feasted on Gas Halos
Researchers have observed the faint glow of "gas halos" around galaxies hosting supermassive black holes.
Huge Black Hole 'That Shouldn't Exist in Our Galaxy' Discovered
Researchers in China found a star 15,000 light years away orbiting a "dark companion" that defies theories of stellar evolution.
Key to Finding Wormholes is Looking for 'Deviations' in the Orbit of Stars
This has not stopped physicists attempting to work out how you would spot one if they did—because while there is no proof they do exist, they are at least theoretically possible.
Planet Nine Mystery Could Be Caused by a Black Hole Say Scientists
Five years ago scientists proposed the hypothetical existence of a large world tens of millions of miles from the Sun, which has come to be known as "Planet Nine."
Mystery Green Flash at Center of Distant Galaxy Vanished After Two Weeks
Scientists spotted the X-ray flash using NASA's NuSTAR satellite.
Supermassive Black Hole at Milky Way's Center Flashed Us With Bright Burst
Scientists are now trying to work out what caused the mystery burst .
Millions of Black Holes Are Lurking in the Milky Way Eating Galaxy Matter
Japanese researchers propose new plan to hunt down our galaxy's "isolated black holes."
Katie Bouman Showed The World What Women In Stem Can Do. If Given A Chance
Without female STEM role models, we risk acquiescing to a world where even brilliant minds like Bouman are dragged into discriminatory devolutions.
Black Hole Shoots Out 'Swinging' Jets of Plasma
"This is one of the most extraordinary black hole systems I've ever come across," James Miller-Jones said.
First Image of a Black Hole Shows Einstein Was Right
His general theory of relativity has passed two serious tests from the universe's most extreme conditions in the last few years.
Black-Hole Hunter Katie Bouman 'Was in Total Disbelief'
Bouman, a computer scientist with the Event Horizon Telescope project, talks about seeing the first-ever image of a black hole.
This Is the First-Ever Image of a Black Hole
Scientists with the Event Horizon Telescope project unveiled the image at news conferences across the globe.
Watch Event Horizon Telescope Announcement Live Online
In 2017 scientists created an Earth-sized virtual telescope and used it to take a "picture" of a black hole.