An international team of astronomers, led by SRON, has observed a sudden outburst of matter near the supermassive black hole ...

A never-before-seen blast from a supermassive black hole was spotted by two sophisticated X-ray space telescopes. This giant ...

NASA has visualized the cataclysm, which is thought to have caused a mysterious eruption of gamma rays captured by telescopes ...

A remarkably clean gravitational-wave detection has confirmed long-standing predictions about black holes, including ...

Learn how researchers used Einstein’s theory of general relativity to create the most accurate simulations to date.

Black holes, born from dying stars, are cosmic giants that grow by consuming matter and merging with others. While invisible ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to ...

This might seem an odd question. After all, whenever the Fed board meets, there is much obsessive commentary about inflation ...

Cuba sits directly astride a key route between major drug producers in South America and top consumer, the United States, and ...

For the first time, astronomers have caught the moment when a supermassive black hole flare triggers a mighty wind blasting ...

Leading X-ray space telescopes XMM-Newton and XRISM have spotted a never-seen-before blast from a supermassive black hole. In a matter of hours ...

Using cutting-edge algorithms and exascale supercomputers, researchers have created the most realistic simulations yet of matter flowing into black holes. Building on decades of research, a group of c ...