Scientists have observed a new type of black hole that is too heavy to have been born from a star but still too slim to … The ...

Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this ...

Gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space and time itself. When space/time is squeezed, pulsar pulses ...

"This work is a step toward understanding how quantum mechanics and gravity work together, a major unsolved problem in ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

A team of scientists has developed a new model to study ‘very massive stars’ and their impact on the formation of black holes ...

Caltech simulations reveal what happens when black holes collide with neutron stars—violent cracking, intense shock waves, ...

Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have witnessed high-speed "burps" erupting from a distant overfeeding ...

Traditionally thought to go silent after a brief flare of activity, some black holes are now being observed emitting new ...

Researchers have observed strange goings-on around a supermassive black hole located nearly 300 million light years away.