Astronomers are on the lookout for low-frequency gravitational waves generated by merging supermassive black holes
An ingenious technique could enable us to witness some of the strongest gravitational waves.
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Orbiting supermassive black holes confirmed by astronomers for the time
This is one slow dance.
Nothing can escape a black hole’s clutch — and this proves Einstein’s Theory of Relativity (again)
Ready to sink your teeth into some black holes?
12 Physics-bending Facts about Black Holes
Chances are you won't come across anything weirder than a black hole. Here's the proof...
Supermassive black hole dislodged from its galactic throne travels at 5 million mph
In the aftermath of a titanic galactic battle, a merged black hole caused some waves.
To birth supermassive black holes in the early universe, some galaxies may have had to be sacrificed
A new study offers an unorthodox explanation for how supermassive black hole formed in the early Universe.
Supermassive blackholes are giants from birth
At the heart of virtually every galaxy, including the Milky Way, is a supermassive blackhole that's anywhere from hundreds of ...
Could supermassive black holes be lurking everywhere?
Astronomers have found a supermassive black hole in a completely unexpected area of space, a sparse area where massive galaxies ...
Two supermassive black holes set for a collision that will shake the cosmos itself
That's what I call fatal attraction: two supermassive black holes are "dancing", drawn together by each other's humongous gravitational attraction, ...
Millions of supermassive black holes are hiding under thick blankets of dust and gas
Our Universe may be riddled with millions of supermassive black holes, a new study reports. The reason why we haven't ...
Scientists discover extremely rare quadruple quasar system
A team of astronomers has discovered a unique system of quadruple quasars. The quartet, discovered at the very edge of ...
Newly discovered ancient Black hole is monstrously big for its age
Astronomers have discovered a humongous supermassive black hole that's 12 billion times as massive as the Sun. What's peculiar about ...
Surprising Link Found Between Dark Matter and Black Holes
Dark matter and black holes are some of the most mysterious things in the Universe, so a connection between the ...
Mysterious object at the heart of Milky Way might be a Merged Star
A mysterious cosmic object thought to be an immense cloud of gas and dust left scientists scratching their heads after ...
When Galaxies Collide: Triple Black Hole System Discovered
Image Credits:NASA/CXC/UCLA/Z.LI AND NRAO/VLA Two decades ago, astronomers started to find evidence that almost all galaxies ...
Scientists find double supermassive black hole
Astronomers have for the first time discovered a pair of supermassive black holes that orbit each other in an ordinary ...
Distant Black Hole Spins at Half the Speed of Light
Credits: X-RAY: NASA/CXC/UNIV OF MICHIGAN/R.C.REIS ET AL; OPTICAL: NASA/STSCI About half of the Universe's lifetime ago, ...
How to reseach black holes from the comfort of your couch
I think many of us wanted, at some point in our lives, to become astronauts. Unfortunately, not so many of ...
Two black holes form from a single collapsing star
Black holes, the most massive objects in the Universe that we know of, which exert a gravitational force so big ...
Why our galaxy’s black hole has a small appetite
As we know by now, most galaxies, including our own, have a supermassive black hole at their center. However, the ...