Supermassive black holes, millions or billions of times the mass of our Sun, are found at the centers of almost every galaxy. Many of these black holes are surrounded by thick rings of gas and dust....
Supermassive black holes, millions or billions of times the mass of our Sun, are found at the centers of almost every galaxy. Many of these black holes are surrounded by thick rings of gas and dust....
When a star moves too close to a black hole, it gets stretched and compressed due to the object's extreme gravitational force. The black hole's destruction of a star, called a tidal disruption event...
When a star moves too close to a black hole, it gets stretched and compressed due to the object's extreme gravitational force. The black hole's destruction of a star, called a tidal disruption event...
In 2015, astronomers made the first detection of gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of space-time and the source of detected signals was believed to be a pair of...
In 2015, astronomers made the first detection of gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of space-time and the source of detected signals was believed to be a pair of...
Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have discovered a massive swarm of black holes near the center of our galaxy Milky Way. The newly identified black holes are stellar-mass...
Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have discovered a massive swarm of black holes near the center of our galaxy Milky Way. The newly identified black holes are stellar-mass...
Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have discovered a massive swarm of black holes near the center of our galaxy Milky Way. The newly identified black holes are stellar-mass...
Black holes are some of the most mysterious objects in the universe. These celestial objects can absorb light and other forms of radiation, which makes them impossible to see directly. Their...