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An international team of astronomers, led by SRON, has observed a sudden outburst of matter near the supermassive black hole NGC 3783 at speeds reaching up to 20% of the speed of light. During a ...

Physicists may soon witness a cosmic fireworks show: the explosive death of a primordial black hole. Once thought to be unimaginably rare, new research suggests there’s up to a 90% chance of catching ...

Taking the stage at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, Heart understood the importance of the city as it was the birthplace of Soundgarden. With the band just honored at the Rock Hall, ...

Heart recognized Soundgarden‘s recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction at their concert Sunday night, performing a cover of “Black Hole Sun” in their honor. It took place at the Climate Pledge Arena ...

You've heard the Soundgarden song, but how about a real Black Hole Sun collision? Most black holes are the remnants of massive stars. Would our Sun survive the collision, or could a black hole make ...

Astronomers have detected a supermassive black hole flare thought to be the brightest and most distant discovered yet. Credit: Caltech / R. Hurt illustration A supermassive black hole tearing apart a ...

Black holes can get energy boosts by ‘snacking’, although their dish of choice is rather different from our own. Analysis suggests that the most luminous burst of light ever detected from a black hole ...

(NewsNation) — Scientists have detected the largest and most distant black hole flare, one with the power of 10 trillion suns. Astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility discovered the flare ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the light of 10 trillion suns. These bursts of light and energy can come from things ...

This artist's concept depicts a supermassive black hole in the process of shredding a massive star—at least 30 times the mass of our Sun—to pieces. Scientists propose this is what happened around the ...