Astronomers spotted the largest flare ever released from a supermassive black hole as it snacked on a giant star.

What would a human see and feel while falling into a black hole? In this exclusive excerpt of his new book, "Facing Infinity, ...

At the heart of the Milky Way, just 27,000 light-years from Earth, there is a supermassive black hole with a mass of more ...

In October 2024 the network detected a clear signal that pointed back to a merger that occurred 700 million light-years away. The progenitor black holes were 20 and 6 solar masses and the larger ...

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 ...

The experiment at CERN produced pairs of electron and positron beams, propagating into an ambient plasma. The international ...

Physicists have taken a new approach to whether all black holes conform to Einstein’s theory of general relativity or if ...

Scientists have observed the moment a newly-formed Black hole was kicked through space in a world-first recording of “natal ...

Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the light of 10 trillion suns ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

The complex dance of two black holes locked in a doomed orbit has been revealed in a first-of-its-kind direct radio image. It's the first time astronomers have directly imaged the distinct jets of ...

The flare has been going on for seven years as a supermassive black hole consumes a massive star that ventured too close.