"Our findings pave the way for rigorous examinations of black holes and the exploration of new physics in gravity." ...

Famed physicist Albert Einstein first theorized that an observer should see a ring of light surrounding the black hole, ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously ...

Astronomers confirm a wandering black hole in our galaxy’s Sagittarius region using Hubble and Gaia microlensing data.

A once-in-a-generation dig is underway in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii nearly 2,000 years after it was buried under ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found compelling evidence of a supermassive black hole at the heart of the Messier 83 galaxy. Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument detected highly ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — For decades, astronomers believed all compact objects like neutron stars and black holes received violent “natal kicks” during their formation. That theory just suffered a fatal ...

The chief judge said the bathroom hole represented a figurative black hole that “exerted a gravitational pull” on the student’s natural inquisitiveness. The only evidence before the court ...

While solitary black holes should be common, they are hard to find. The one in Sagittarius revealed itself when it passed in front of a dim background star, magnifying the star’s light and slowly ...

Core package to analyze gravitational-wave data, find signals, and study their parameters. This package was used in the first direct detection of gravitational waves (GW150914), and is used in the ...

This unexpected awakening, traced to a black hole at the galaxy’s center, offers a rare chance to witness a massive cosmic event in real time. The galaxy, known as SDSS1335+0728 and located ...