Black Hole: News
Watch: Hubble captures image of galaxy 250M light-years away
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the spiral galaxy UGC 11397, located in the constellation Lyra.
Watch: Supermassive black hole 'burping' after consuming too much matter
Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole, PG1211+143, consuming matter at a rapid rate and later 'burping.'
We might be living in a spinning universe
Polish theoretical physicist Nikodem Poplawski, a physicist at the University of New Haven, has proposed a mind-blowing theory that the universe is spinning.
Universe originated from a black hole, not Big Bang: Study
A new theory published in the journal Physical Review D proposes that the universe may have originated from a massive black hole rather than the Big Bang.
Breakthrough study uncovers secrets of elusive intermediate-mass black holes
Astronomers have made a major breakthrough in understanding the elusive intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs), often referred to as the "missing links" in black hole evolution.
Scientists reveal what happens when black holes cross each other
To better understand the complex interactions between black holes, a team of physicists has come up with an innovative mathematical model.
The universe will perish much sooner than we thought
The universe is likely to decay at a much faster rate than previously thought, according to calculations by three Dutch scientists.
Watch: Rogue distant black hole ripping star to shreds
In a groundbreaking discovery, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured a black hole far from the center of its home galaxy, consuming a star.
We finally know how X-rays are generated in black holes
NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has answered a decades-old scientific question: where do X-rays come from in extreme environments such as black holes?
Scientists find first black hole roaming alone in space
In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a solitary black hole in the Milky Way.
Dark matter might be made of ancient black holes
A study by Jessica Santiago from National Taiwan University suggests that primordial black holes, which may still exist in the universe today, could be the source of dark matter.
This new optical technology can help improve gravitational-wave detection
A team of physicists from the University of California, led by Jonathan Richardson, has taken a major leap in the field of gravitational-wave detection.
We now know how black holes 'feed' themselves
A team of astronomers has revealed how black holes feed.
Astronomers detect unusual light bursts from distant black hole duo
Astronomers have found a pair of black holes, some one billion light-years away from Earth, emitting strange flashes of light.
Star vanishes without explosion, leading to direct black hole formation
Astronomers have witnessed a rare cosmic event, where a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy (M31) has transformed directly into a black hole, without the usual supernova explosion.
First image of Milky Way's black hole may be inaccurate
The first-ever image of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the black hole at the center of our galaxy, may not be entirely accurate, a new study by scientists from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has found.
MIT scientists discover 1st-ever black hole triple system
In a recent study, scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have discovered a black hole triple system.
Astronomers unravel mystery of rare, metal-producing supernovae
A team of international astronomers led by Martin Solar and Michal Michalowski from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland, has made a significant discovery about the origins of Type Ic supernovae.
Einstein's theory debunked? Black holes could be frozen stars
A groundbreaking study has proposed a radical new theory about black holes, challenging long-held scientific beliefs.
Astronomers discover smallest black hole lurking in Milky Way
Astronomers led by Song Wang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have discovered an unusual celestial phenomenon, potentially the smallest black hole ever detected.
Black holes could be a solution to our energy crisis
Avi Loeb, a professor from Harvard has put forth a groundbreaking concept in his latest research paper, "Illumination of a Planet by a Black Hole Moon as a Technological Signature."
Dark matter may hold the key to black hole mergers
Dark matter, the universe's most mysterious substance, may play a significant role in the merging of supermassive black holes, new research suggests.
Watch: This 'vampire star' is spewing S-shaped jets in space
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery of a neutron star, colloquially known as a 'vampire star,' emitting an unusual S-shaped jet.
Hidden black hole could rewrite Milky Way's story
Astronomers have discovered a rare intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) in the Milky Way galaxy, specifically at the center of Omega Centauri.
Weird black hole theory might solve mystery of universe expansion
Theoretical physicist Nikodem Poplawski has suggested that the accelerating expansion of the universe, driven by dark energy, may not be applicable at the edges of black holes.
Astronomers discover supermassive black hole defying our knowledge of universe
Astronomers have unearthed a supermassive black hole, located in galaxy J1120+0641, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Scientists trace 12 billion years of supermassive black hole growth
Astronomers from Penn State University have used X-ray observations and sophisticated supercomputer models, to map the evolution of supermassive black holes over a 12-billion-year period.
ESA's Gaia uncovers largest stellar black hole in Milky Way
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia mission has made a significant discovery - the largest stellar black hole in our galaxy, the Milky Way.
Scientists discover brightest and fastest-growing black hole in the universe
Australian researchers have uncovered a massive black hole, 17 billion times bigger than our Sun, that devours the equivalent of one Sun each day.
Oldest black hole discovered by James Webb Space Telescope
A groundbreaking discovery has been made by astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): the universe's oldest black hole, dating back to just 400 million years following the Big Bang.
Top 7 exciting black hole revelations from 2023
Black holes are among the most mysterious objects in the universe.
Black holes may be hiding just 150 light-years from Earth
A study suggests that two or three stellar-mass black holes could be hiding within the Hyades cluster, a group of stars located just 150 light-years away from Earth.
How NASA-JAXA aim to study the universe's most energetic objects
NASA and JAXA's (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) upcoming project called XRISM (pronounced "crism") will shed light on the most energetic objects in the universe, including galactic clusters and black holes.
Why JWST's discovery of most-distant black hole is puzzling scientists
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted the most distant active supermassive black hole known to humans.
Gravitational waves thrumming through the universe heard for first time
For the first time, astronomers have been able to hear the "chorus" of gravitational waves pulsing through the universe.
Earth's nearest supermassive black hole came alive 200 years ago
Sagittarius A* (pronounced 'Sagittarius A star'), the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, woke up only about 200 years ago, as per new findings from NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) telescope.
Latest discoveries by NASA's 33-year-old Hubble Space Telescope
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is among the most powerful space observatories. To date, the telescope has probed more than 40,000 cosmic objects, providing views that are not possible with ground-based telescopes.
Hubble telescope may have discovered a rare 'intermediate-sized' black hole
'Intermediate-sized' black holes are particularly difficult to spot but NASA's Hubble Space Telescope may have just found one.
Astronomers capture largest cosmic explosion ever: Know what caused it
Researchers have captured the largest-ever explosion in space and it is unlike anything witnessed before.
How big are supermassive black holes? NASA's animation provides answer
Supermassive black holes lie at the center of all large galaxies, including the Milky Way. These cosmic objects weigh between 100,000 and tens of billions of times the mass of the Sun.
NASA's JWST finds black hole from the beginning of time
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may have discovered the oldest black hole ever. Webb's onboard equipment allows it to look back to the earliest phases of the universe.
NASA's Hubble finds black hole with weight of 20-million Suns
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a supermassive black hole and researchers say nothing like it has ever been seen before in the universe.
Astronomers may have discovered largest black hole ever: 5 facts
Astronomers have found a supermassive black hole that might as well be the largest known to date.
NASA's Chandra Observatory captures chaotic galaxy merger
Astronomers have captured a striking image of ongoing collisions and mergers between at least three galaxy clusters, measuring 5.5 million light-years across.
NASA's Chandra Observatory uncovers hundreds of previously hidden black holes
Astronomers, with the aid of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, have discovered around 400 black holes which were previously hidden or buried beneath layers of cosmic dust and gas.
Binary black holes spotted dining together near two merging galaxies
Two supermassive black holes found in the vicinity of a galaxy merger appear to be the closest pair found at different wavelengths, notes a recent study.
Black hole spotted 2.6 billion light-years away is blowing 'bubbles'
Space is a baffling place and black holes are even weirder.
Supermassive black hole violently disrupts star; releases extraordinarily luminous jet
A powerful but puzzling flash of light was detected from space earlier this year. It was bright enough to be visible from billions of light-years away.
Scientists discover closest black hole to Earth. Thankfully, it's dormant
The space is full of wonders and every day we find something new. Now, astronomers have discovered a black hole in our Milky Way galaxy via the International Gemini Observatory in Hawaii.
Black holes can have 'wildly different masses,' reveals study
Physicists at the University of Queensland were dumbfounded by their discovery that black holes exhibited certain quantum properties.
NASA's James Webb telescope snaps distant pair of colliding galaxies
The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to deliver bang for the buck.
NASA observatories capture extraordinary gamma-ray burst linked to black hole
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, Wind spacecraft, and other telescopes around the world witnessed "an unusually bright and long-lasting pulse of high-energy radiation" that came from a gamma-ray burst (GRB).
Black hole jet 50 times larger than its galaxy discovered
Black holes are known for devouring light and matter. Interestingly, some of them emit the same light and matter outward.
For the first time, scientists reveal black hole's 'photon ring'
In 2019, when we saw an image of a black hole for the first time courtesy of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), scientists believed that there is more to the image than we saw.
Galaxy, with supermassive black hole pairing at its heart, photographed
The universe is vast and full of miracles or horrors depending on who you ask.
Some terrifying but logical ways the world could actually end
The Earth is the only known source of life in the universe. This pale blue dot which we call home provides sanctuary to a myriad number of life forms.
Heaviest neutron star found is 2.35 times mass of Sun
Scientists have discovered the heaviest neutron star ever, devouring its stellar companion while spinning on its axis 707 times per second.
You can now help scientists find black holes. Here's how
Black holes have always been a hot topic in astronomical circles because of their enigmatic nature.
Fastest star ever discovered. It's traveling at 29-million km/hour
Astrophysicists have discovered the fastest known star to mankind at the most unexpected of places - orbiting around the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* in the Milky Way.
Fastest-growing black hole ever is devouring Earth-like mass every second
Australian astronomers have discovered what they believe to be the fastest-growing black hole of the past nine billion years.
New source of gravitational waves detected by scientists
Scientists have for the first time detected gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space-time, produced by the collision of a neutron star and a black hole.
2020 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Black Hole researchers
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez.
Closest black hole to Earth discovered: Details here
Astronomers have discovered a new black hole, and it is not really far away.
Astronomers just detected biggest known explosion in the universe
Astronomers have detected the biggest known cosmic explosion since the Big Bang - the event that kick-started our ever-expanding universe about 13.8 billion years ago.
#ThatWas2019: 6 mind-boggling moments witnessed in science and tech
2019 was a year of major scientific and technological advancements.
Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch NASA's black hole spacecraft
Elon Musk's SpaceX has bagged the contract to launch Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), a groundbreaking mission for NASA.
M87 black hole gets epic name, but many aren't happy
A week ago, astronomers working on ESO's Event Horizon Telescope revealed the first-ever directly-captured image of a black hole.
How big is the supermassive black hole scientists photographed
On April 10, a team of scientists working with the European Southern Observatory started a new era in astrophysics by unveiling the first-ever directly-observed photo of a supermassive black hole.
Meet Katie Bouman, the woman behind first-ever black hole image
In years to come, April 10 will be seen as a historic day for humanity, the day when we witnessed the first-ever image of a supermassive black hole.
This black hole could be making space itself rotate
ISRO and NASA together have discovered a black hole that is spinning so fast that it might be making the space around it rotate.
Einstein's general theory of relativity passes the blackhole test
Despite being over a 100 years old, Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity has passed yet another test with flying colors.
Star-among-stars: Stephen Hawking's voice to be beamed into space
Noted physicist Stephen Hawking, who spent his life teaching about stars, the origination of universe and black holes, will get a final send-off like none other.
Russian scientists devote newborn black hole to Stephen Hawking
A week after the death of celebrated cosmologist Stephen Hawking, Russian astronomers have dedicated a newborn black hole to the "Lord of Black Holes."
In a first, planets discovered outside the Milky Way
A group of astronomers has for the first time discovered about 2,000 planets outside the Milky Way Galaxy.
Scientists detect fourth gravitational wave from black hole collision
Scientists have successfully detected signals of gravitational waves -ripples in the fabric of space and time- for the fourth time from the collision of two black holes.