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Observations are on the Rise as 3 Detectors Capture Gravitational Wave

For the first time ever, not one, but three of the world's biggest detectors have captured and tracked gravitational...

Astronomers Image Material That Obscures Black Holes

Black holes have always been a favorite subject for astronomers. They're active and play a very important role in...

Scientists Discover the Closest Ever Binary Supermassive Black Hole System

It's an exciting time for science in general, but perhaps even more exciting for Dr. Preeti Kharb and Dr....

New Theory Emerges as to how the Universe Became Such a Light-Filled State 

After the Big Bang occurred, the universe was pretty dark due to the thick gas that had been churned...

Sandia’s Z Machine Tests Contradict Black Hole Models

A contradiction had been made this week that involves the X-ray spectra of black holes was brought about by...

Astronomers Observe Cosmic Jellyfish Feeding Supermassive Black Holes 

It's an exciting month for astronomers at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile as they discover a new way in...

Debate Ignited Over Analysis of Gravitational Wave Readings

Gravitational waves, those made by the merging of two black holes, are difficult to detect but the team at...

The Future of the Milky Way Mirrored in far off Black Holes

Although it could be as many as 1 billion years in the future, the Milky Way and the Andromeda...

Can Energy be Drained From Black Holes?

In 1971, it was predicted that light waves bouncing off a rotating black can gain energy by siphoning a...

What Happens to Time and Space When We Fall into a Black Hole?

Black holes have always been a bit of a mystery. That's mainly because they're so very difficult to study....

How Can We Count Black Holes? How Many are There?

This day and age, the evidence of black holes are undeniable even if they are invisible. But between X-ray...

Testing Quantum Gravity with Merging Black Holes

2.9 billion years ago, when life on Earth was still in its infancy, two black holes merged and sent...