Black hole

Scientists create 'black hole bomb' in laboratory for the first time

The experiment may reveal how black holes energize nearby particles and help test theories about exotic fields, including those potentially linked to dark matter.

 Scientists create 'black hole bomb' in laboratory for the first time. Illustration.
 Infrared telescopes discover hundreds of previously undetected supermassive black holes.

Infrared telescopes discover hundreds of previously undetected supermassive black holes

 Illustrative representation of a black hole.

Astronomers detect rare X-ray flares from black hole 1ES 1927+654 caused by a nearby white dwarf

 Sagittarius A*, located about 26,000 light-years from Earth, is approximately four million times more massive than the Sun. Illustration: Catmando.

Twin stars orbit Milky Way's supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*


Super-Eddington black hole LID-568 devours matter at record rate, defying growth theories

Discovery may explain rapid mass growth of supermassive black holes in early universe.

 Neutron stars rip each other apart to form black hole.

New study suggests black holes may be sources of dark energy driving universe's expansion

If the hypothesis that black holes are related to dark energy is proven correct, it would revolutionize conventional knowledge about black holes and dark energy.

 Black hole collision and merger releasing gravitational waves by Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes Lensing (SXS) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Astronomers observe black hole that may have formed gently

Black holes have previously been spotted orbiting with one other star or one other black hole in what are called binary systems.

Artist's impression shows a triple star system called V404 Cygni with a black hole and two ordinary stars.

Black holes made galaxies in early universe look 'impossibly large' - study

Scientists using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may have solved the mystery of massive galaxies existing way too early. Black holes just made them look brighter.

 An image of galaxies from over 13 billion years ago taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera).

WATCH: Rise and shine: Scientists watch black hole 'wake up' and emit light in far-off galaxy

The phenomenon that was observed is known as an active galactic nucleus, which is when the supermassive black hole start to shine even brighter due to the activity at the galactic core.

 Artist’s impression: the galaxy SDSS1335+0728 lighting up.

Scientists explain missing black holes, dark matter with new model - study

Japanese researchers have proposed a new model for the formation of primordial black holes that could help explain the mysteries of dark matter and the early universe.

 Artist’s view of a massive black hole mergers in a cluster, possibly like GW190521, a gravitational wave observation by LIGO/Virgo.

Israeli, international astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole

Gaia BH3 is the largest-known stellar black hole, according to astronomer and study co-author Tsevi Mazeh of the Tel Aviv University in Israel.

 This artist’s impression shows the record-breaking quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole.

Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way's central black hole

Black holes are extraordinarily dense objects with gravity so strong that not even light can escape, making viewing them extremely challenging.

 This image shows the polarised view of the Milky Way black hole. The lines overlaid on this image mark the orientation of polarisation, which is related to the magnetic field around the shadow of the black hole.

Researchers find 'excessively' large red supermassive black hole in early universe - study

A large and red supermassive black hole was found in a distant galaxy during the early years of the universe is excessively big for its galaxy, raising more questions about early galaxy formation.

 An artisitc illustration of a quasar and supermassive black hole from the early universe.

This is the universe's brightest light, fueled by the hungriest black hole - study

Scientists have found a gigantic quasar 500 trillion times brighter than the Sun, fueled by the fastest-growing black hole known to exist.

 This artist’s impression shows the record-breaking quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole.

Our galaxy's supermassive black hole makes spacetime look like a football - study

Getting in the Super Bowl spirit? Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy, spins so fast that it makes spacetime around it shaped like a football.

 This artist's illustration shows a cross-section of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, warping spacetime to look like a football.