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Gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space and time itself. When space/time is squeezed, pulsar pulses ...
Astronomers have witnessed a distant supermassive black hole devouring its surrounding matter so rapidly that it is "burping" ...
In a recently published paper in Physical Review Letters, scientists propose a comprehensive theoretical framework indicating ...
These are rare occurrences—scientists estimate that the giant black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy gobbles a star ...
Supermassive black holes usually lurk unseen, but when an unlucky star drifts too close they ignite titanic outbursts ...
Researchers used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, with some concern from experts.
Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have witnessed high-speed "burps" erupting from a distant overfeeding supermassive black hole.
A controversial theory suggests the observable universe is the result of matter rebounding after the collapse of a black hole in another parent universe.
These explosions, called extreme nuclear transients, shine for longer than typical supernovas and get 30 to 1,000 times as bright.
A groundbreaking simulation reveals how neutron star mergers forge black holes, generate gamma-ray bursts, and scatter gold across space—all modeled with extreme detail using one of the world’s ...