Articles about Black Hole
02 Jul 2021
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.
06 Oct 2020
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.
07 May 2020
Closest black hole to Earth discovered: Details here
Astronomers have discovered a new black hole, and it is not really far away.
01 Mar 2020
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.
30 Dec 2019
#ThatWas2019: 6 mind-boggling moments witnessed in science and tech
2019 was a year of major scientific and technological advancements.
10 Jul 2019
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.
17 Apr 2019
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.
12 Apr 2019
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.
11 Apr 2019
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.
31 Dec 2018
#ThatWas2018: Remembering some bright souls who left us this year
Some extraordinary people, who were known for their amazing stories (Stan Lee), their music (Avicii), their stupendous brains (Stephen Hawking), and their service to their nation (George HW Bush) died this year.
26 Nov 2018
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.
27 Jul 2018
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.
15 Jun 2018
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.
22 Mar 2018
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."
06 Feb 2018
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.
28 Sep 2017
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.
