Our understanding of black holes, time, and the mysterious dark energy that governs the universe may be on the verge of a ...

There is a supermassive black hole at the center of nearly every big galaxy—including ours, the Milky Way (it's called ...

New research suggests black holes may transition into 'white holes', ejecting matter and potentially even time back into the universe, defying our current understanding of these cosmic giants.

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

In a new book release, two scientists combine forces to explain the discoveries, developments and theories made in the realm ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Sheffield and Complutense University of Madrid suggests that black holes ...

The disc of plasma surrounding the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is constantly emitting flares both large and small.

Astronomers have uncovered a baffling cosmic anomaly — a supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 5084 that appears to be ...

Rotating black holes are the most powerful phenomenon in the known universe. Their powerful gravity radically alters the curvature of spacetime around them, leading to relativistic effects like time ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — Within the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument's early data, scientists have uncovered the largest samples ever of intermediate-mass black holes and dwarf galaxies hosting an ...

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What is …?” is a section-wide column that explores the STEM majors at UW and explains what they are. This week, c William ...