The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

Gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space and time itself. When space/time is squeezed, pulsar pulses ...

A black hole likely lurks even closer to Earth than the supermassive Sagittarius A* at the center of our home Milky Way galaxy. Don’t panic, though. While the first evidence of its kind, the ...

Among the most studied black holes are those in the galaxy known as M87 and one at the center of our own. With this finer lens, researchers hope to uncover subtle details about their behavior.

A new census reveals that 35% of supermassive black holes are hidden behind dust, disrupting major galactic models.

Could Mysterious Black Hole Burps Rewrite Physics?

Black holes generally come in two sizes: big and really big. ... Located just 2,000 light-years away, it is one of the closest known black holes to Earth. Read more Space; ...

Black holes are invisible, yet they are among the brightest things in the universe. If a star wanders too close to a black hole, it gets torn apart in a fireworks show called a tidal disruption event.

Using light at a frequency of 345 GHz, they’ve peered deeper into the regions around black holes than ever before. Scientists capture sharpest-ever black hole images taken from Earth Skip to ...