Some black holes, bound by gravity, rotate around each other, as shown in this simulated image. Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes Lensing (SXS), CC BY-SA Black holes are regions of space where gravity is ...

Every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, much like every egg has a yolk. But sometimes, hens lay eggs with two yolks. In a similar way, astrophysicists like us who study supermassive ...

The eccentricity in the orbits of these black holes, detected using gravitational waves, could tell the story of their creation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have uncovered evidence suggesting that binary black holes might ...

What happens when a gargantuan cloud of gas swallows a pair of monster black holes with their own appetites? Feasting on the gas can cause some weird (heavenly) bodily functions. AT 2021hdr is a ...

Before merging, both black holes were spinning exceptionally fast, and their masses fell into a range that should be very rare — or impossible.

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery: the first binary stars ever observed orbiting the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) at the heart of the Milky Way. The stellar pair, ...

In context: Man has forever looked at the stars. These heavenly bodies are fascinating even with the naked eye. However, advancements in observation have made space even more intriguing. Astronomers ...

Marco Ajello receives funding from NASA and NSF. Jonathan Zrake receives funding from NASA and NSF. Black holes are regions of space where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape from ...