Why Do Black Holes Form? Black holes form when a huge amount of matter is squeezed into a very small space. Cram enough ...

A high-energy neutrino detected by an underwater observatory in February 2025 may provide the first real evidence supporting ...

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"I think that the simplest explanation of the rotating universe is the universe was born in a rotating black hole." Without a doubt, since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ...

"The higher the spin, the more energy the black hole can release." Black holes may leak more energy to their surroundings than previously suspected — and the faster these voids spin, the more ...

Scientists announced Tuesday that the telescope had given scientists the longest and most detailed glimpse thus far of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

The team, led by MIT astronomer Megan Masterson, suggests that these pulses may originate from a white dwarf star, a dense remnant of a dead star, that is perilously orbiting near the black hole's ...

And in a recent experiment, scientists decided to look deep into a black hole that's way closer to home — where they were met with an explosive light show. In the most detailed look at that ...