What Is A Shooting Black Hole?
A shooting black hole is a commonly used term for the scientific event known as a ‘black hole flare’. A …
Astronomy, Black Holes
Black Holes, Outer Space
What Is A Black Hole?
Black holes are one of the most fascinating phenomena in space. They have a significant gravitational attraction and are extremely …
Black Holes, Outer Space
What Is A Super Massive Black Hole?
You have probably heard about a black hole, but what about a super massive black hole? Compared to a general …
Black Holes, Outer Space
Astronomers Observe Two Super-Massive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other For The First Time
Reported in the Astrophysical Journal, a new series of observations may change the way we think about black holes. Using …
Black Holes
Astronomers Are Pursuing A Renegade Supermassive Black Hole
Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has helped to pinpoint a supermassive black hole that is believed to be on …
Black Holes, Outer Space
We’re Getting Closer To The First Ever Image Of A Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope has just been switched on, and we’re about to get our first ever image of a …
Astronomy, Black Holes, Cosmology, Outer Space
Scientists Are Beginning To Understand The Mystery Of Merging Black Holes
Astrophysicists from the University of Birmingham have made significant progress in understanding a key mystery of gravitational wave astrophysics – …
Black Holes, Outer Space, Stars
Star Discovered In Closest Known Orbit Around Likely Black Hole
Astronomers have found evidence for a star that whips around a black hole about twice an hour. This may be …
Black Holes, Outer Space, Telescopes
Event Horizon Telescope Will Begin The Most Detailed Observation Of A Blackhole In April
The Event Horizon Telescope is set to begin operations in April with the goal of producing the most detailed look …
Black Holes, Outer Space
A New Type Of Middleweight Black Hole Has Been Spotted For The First Time
A new type of black hole has been discovered in the Milky Way known as a middle weight blackhole. It’s …
Black Holes, Outer Space
NASA Spots Largest, Most Active Black Hole Ever
A giant black hole ripped apart a star and then gorged on its remains for about a decade, according to …
Black Holes, Outer Space
Meet The Black Hole Living Inside A Nebula
W44 is a supernova remnant 10,000 light years from our planet. Created by an exploding star, this majestic nebula is …
Astronomy, Black Holes, Cosmology, Outer Space, Physics
Possible Link Between Primordial Black Holes And Dark Matter
Dark matter is a mysterious substance composing most of the material universe, now widely thought to be some form of …
Black Holes
X-Ray Echoes Of A Shredded Star Provide Close-Up of ‘Killer’ Black Hole
Some 3.9 billion years ago in the heart of a distant galaxy, the intense tidal pull of a monster black …
Black Holes
Black Hole Makes Material Wobble Around It
The European Space Agency’s orbiting X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, has proved the existence of a “gravitational vortex” around a black hole. …
Black Holes
Starvation Diet For Black Hole Dims Brilliant Galaxy
Astronomers may have solved the mystery of the peculiar volatile behavior of a supermassive black hole at the center of …
Black Holes, NuStar, Outer Space, Telescopes
NuSTAR Finds Black Holes Hiding In Our Cosmic Backyard
NuSTAR has recently identified two gas-enshrouded massive black holes that are located at the center of nearby galaxies. NASA’s NuSTAR …
Black Holes, Outer Space
NASA Selects Mission To Study Black Holes, Cosmic X-Ray Mysteries
NASA has selected a science mission that will allow astronomers to explore, for the first time, the hidden details of …
Black Holes
Mini Black Holes Hit The Earth Every 1,000 Years
Have you ever worried about being swallowed by a black hole, what about a mini blackhole? From the dawn of …
Black Holes
The Truth About Black Holes
Researchers are always looking into space for new data and new research suggests the universe is full of super-massive black …
Astronomy, Black Holes, Hubble
Behemoth Black Hole Found In Unlikely Place
Astronomers have found a supermassive black hole weighing in at 17 billion suns in a sparsely populated area of the …
Black Holes, ESO
Red Flashes Spotted As Black Hole Devours Star
Research from a team at the University of Southampton have spotted red flashes coming from a black hole 7,800 light-years from Earth. …
Astronomy, Black Holes
5D Black Holes Could Break Relativity
New research suggests that five-dimensional black holes could break Einstein’s theory of general relativity. These 5D black holes don’t actually …
Black Holes
Neil deGrasse Tyson Reflects On Gravitational Wave Discovery [VIDEO]
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson reflects on the detection of space-time ripples and waves as observed from colliding black holes. In this …
Black Holes
Blast From Black Hole Seen In Distant Galaxy
NASA has recently spied a black-hole explosion from a galaxy far, far away. Seen above (and below) is the Pictor …
Black Holes, Space Time
Stephen Hawking Publishes New Solution For Black Hole Paradox
Professor Stephen Hawking has recently published a new theory that details how black holes are able to store information. The …
Black Holes, ESO
GRAVITY Instrument Prepares To Observe Our Galaxy’s Black Hole
GRAVITY is a new instrument that has been designed to observe regions near black holes. It is nearly up and …
Black Holes, Telescopes
Event Horizon Snapshot Due In 2017
Nine radio telescopes have been positioned around the globe. They’re set to take the first ever picture of a black …
Black Holes
The Largest Black Holes Can Reach A Mass Of 50 Billion Suns
New research shows that black holes found at the center of galaxies may be as large as 50 billion suns. …
Black Holes, NASA
NASA Observes Object Coming Out Of A Blackhole For The First Time Ever
Commonly held belief and scientific proof holds true that black holes suck matter in rather than spewing them out. But …