- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2011
Smallest Black Hole Possibly Identified
Astronomers have yet to confirm the discovery in full
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 15th, 2011
Our Black Hole Will Soon Display Cosmic Fireworks Show
A medium-sized gas cloud is rapidly heading for Sagittarius A*
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 6th, 2011
Largest Black Holes Ever, Discovered in Distant Elliptical Galaxies
The objects are extremely large, and unbelievably dense
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 5th, 2011
Our Galaxy's Black Hole May Soon Awaken
Astronomers are analyzing the implications of such a scenario
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 17th, 2011
Black Holes Are a Source of Cosmic 'Burps'
The phenomenon is only visible after they eat a lot
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 15th, 2011
Rogue Black Holes Permeate the Milky Way
These objects may be consuming numerous wandering planets
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 1st, 2011
Black Holes May Be Surrounded by Planetary Debris
The remnants may have been produced by cosmic impacts
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 28th, 2011
Colliding Galaxies Promote the Development of Supermassive Black Holes
The discovery was made through statistical correlations
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 25th, 2011
Shedding Light on the Dark Ages of the Universe
Astronomers are extremely curious to learn what happened then
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 17th, 2011
M85 Does Not Reveal a Black Hole at Its Core
It is one of the few galaxy known not to have such a companion
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 7th, 2011
Weird Stellar Pair Seen in Spiral Galaxy
A binary system features a star and a black hole
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 29th, 2011
Black Holes Shoot Huge Gas 'Bullets'
The structures were observed close to the event horizon
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 29th, 2011
Verifying Gravity Waves with Neutron Star Emissions
Collisions between such objects generate shock waves
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 22nd, 2011
Black Hole Explosions Last Billions of Years
The X-rays they leave behind are visible for a long time
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 21st, 2011
Flaring Black Hole Observed via WISE
The dark behemoth is located relatively close to Earth
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 16th, 2011
Supermassive Black Holes Can Form in Small Galaxies
Astrophysicists were very surprised to learn that this is possible
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 8th, 2011
Black Hole Jets Form Close to the Surface
Much more so than past investigations first indicated