black holes
Black holes caught eating neutron stars for first time
The stars stood no chance against the more-massive black holes.
Peeking behind a black hole: how matter bends space that bends light
Albert Einstein and his theory of general relativity continue to amaze us to this day.
Scientists discover first ‘intermediate-mass’ black hole in massive merger
It's the largest black hole merger ever observed by scientists.
Astrophysicists discover exotic merger of black holes
Gravitational wave researchers observe black holes of different sizes colliding for the first time.
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Astrophysicists discover why black holes and neutron stars shine bright
Researchers find what causes the glow coming from the densest objects in our universe.
Black hole death: How extreme tidal forces turn humans into spaghetti
Getting to close to a black hole is a nightmare waiting to happen.
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Rotating black holes may serve as gentle portals for hyperspace travel
Feel like traveling to another dimension? Better choose your black hole wisely.
Ask a NASA astronomer! How did Stephen Hawking change the world?
Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest scientific and analytical minds of our time, says NASA's Michelle Thaller.
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Einstein’s Gravitational Theory Leads to Nobel Prize Win for Scientists Who Proved It
These scientists scooped up the Nobel by detecting a ripple in space-time.
What we learn when black holes do the tango
They're 3 billion light years away, but their collision can lead to answers to really big questions.
Gravitational Wave Astronomy: When Stars Die, New Sciences Are Born
Get ready for a decade of scientific revelations. Thanks to gravity waves, we have a completely new way to explore the universe.
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Ancient Atomic Logic Shows Reality Is Relational, Not Objective.
Loop quantum gravity gets the ancient atomist back into the loop, showing how black holes might explode, and that the Big Bang might be a Big Bounce.
You Could You Be Surrounded by Tiny Black Holes and Not Even Know it
Each might be as heavy as an asteroid and as tiny as a decimal point.