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The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...
A former middle manager has struggled to find work after being laid off twice. She's drained her savings and fears she'll ...
One of the most perplexing discoveries in modern astronomy has been finding supermassive black holes, some weighing billions ...
Scientists may have found a new way to detect some of the universe's most mysterious objects, primordial black holes (PBHs), ...
Traditionally thought to go silent after a brief flare of activity, some black holes are now being observed emitting new ...
Astronomers have witnessed a distant supermassive black hole devouring its surrounding matter so rapidly that it is "burping" ...
A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge ...
Black holes are invisible, yet they are among the brightest things in the universe. If a star wanders too close to a black ...
A new paper claims astronomers discovered an ultramassive black hole heavier than any other black hole we've ever measured.
Caltech simulations reveal what happens when black holes collide with neutron stars—violent cracking, intense shock waves, ...
Researchers have observed strange goings-on around a supermassive black hole located nearly 300 million light years away.
A new census reveals that 35% of supermassive black holes are hidden behind dust, disrupting major galactic models.