The Event Horizon Telescope only recently gave us the first images of the environment immediately surrounding a black hole.
Researchers have discovered the largest black hole plasma jets ever in a galaxy almost 7 billion light years away from Earth.
A ‘superflare’ 10 trillion times brighter than the Sun is confirmed as the record-holder for both luminosity and distance.
Analysis suggests that the most luminous burst of light ever detected from a black hole — a fireworks show that was, at its peak, more than 10 trillion times brighter than the Sun — flared up as the ...
Astronomers spotted the largest flare ever released from a supermassive black hole as it snacked on a giant star.
James Webb Space telescope spots 'big red dot' in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named 'BiRD' ...
Coggins’ mum, Lynda, a quality triathlete in her own right, is flying from the UK to watch her son in action. While Oscar was ...
Pairs of black holes have been detected in the past through their gravitational effects, but until now, scientists have never ...
In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated "cosmic fireballs" here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The ...
The experiment at CERN produced pairs of electron and positron beams, propagating into an ambient plasma. The international ...
This summer, astronomers detected a gamma ray burst (GRB) so powerful that they’re still struggling to explain what caused it. These cosmic explosions are typically produced by stars dying in a ...