Astronomers Find Black Hole “Close” to Solar System
A newfound black hole may be the closest black hole to Earth, and you can spot its cosmic home in the night sky without a telescope. The black hole, which … Read more
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SPACE: Milky Way’s Giant Black Hole May Have a Friend
Do supermassive black holes have friends? The nature of galaxy formation suggests that the answer is yes, and in fact, pairs of supermassive black holes should be common in the … Read more
SPACE: Astronomers Discover (Too) Big Black Hole
A gigantic stellar black hole 15,000 light-years from Earth is twice as massive as what researchers thought was possible in our own galaxy. The black hole is 70 times more … Read more
SPACE: Do Massive Black Holes Keep Galaxies Alive?
Supermassive black holes at the hearts of galaxies may be blasting hot, turbulent waves of gas through the cosmos, keeping galaxy clusters alive with their heat. And for the first … Read more
SPACE: Are We Wrong About Black Holes?
If you were to dive into a black hole (something we would not recommend), you”d likely find a singularity, or an infinitely small and dense point, at the center. Or … Read more
SPACE: Where Do Black Holes Go?
So there you are, about to leap into a black hole. What could possibly await should — against all odds — you somehow survive? Where would you end up and … Read more
SPACE: Black Holes are “Bald,” Not “Hairy”
Back in 2017, a gravitational wave rang across Earth like the clear tone of a bell. It stretched and squished every person, ant and scientific instrument on the planet as … Read more
sPACE: Could Black Holes Be Life Creators?
Black holes are engines of destruction on a cosmic scale, but they may also be the bringers of life. New research on supermassive black holes suggests that the radiation they … Read more
SPACE: Astronomers Identify “Chimneys” in the Galactic Center
The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is a bit like the hearth at the center of a cozy pub. It’s a bright, warm gathering place around … Read more
SPACE: Scientists Spot a Medium-Sized Black Hole Wandering the Galaxy
Scientists think that they’ve spotted a rare, Jupiter-size black hole casually strolling through the Milky Way galaxy. Of course, scientists can’t see any black holes directly — but new research … Read more