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'Hawking radiation' may be erasing black holes. Watching it happen could reveal new physics.
By Andrey Feldman published
Primordial black holes may be exploding throughout the universe. If we can catch them in the act, it could pave the way to new physics, a study suggests.

James Webb telescope spots 'feasting' black hole eating 40 times faster than should be possible
By Brandon Specktor published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a feeding black hole in the early universe that seems to be eating 40 times faster than is theoretically possible.

Black holes could be driving the expansion of the universe, new study suggests
By Ben Turner published
An artist's rendering of a black hole

James Webb Space Telescope sees lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered lonely quasars in the early universe, with "empty larders" that defy theories surrounding their growth to monster sizes.

The '3-body problem' may not be so chaotic after all, new study suggests
By Skyler Ware published
Scientists studying the infamous 3-body problem have discovered certain "islands of regularity" that emerge from the gravitational chaos.

Black holes from the universe's infancy could reveal invisible matter
By Paul Sutter published
New theoretical research suggests primordial black holes could one day help researchers locate invisible dark matter.

There were more black holes in the early universe than we thought, Hubble research reveals
By Matthew J. Hayes published
New research can help us understand how supermassive black holes formed — and why many of them appear to be more massive than expected.

Black hole 'blowtorch' is causing nearby stars to explode, Hubble telescope reveals
By Ben Turner published
Star explosions called novas are happening twice as often near a gargantuan black hole jet as they are in the rest of the galaxy, and astronomers aren't sure why.

A 'primordial' black hole may zoom through our solar system every decade
By Charles Q. Choi published
"If there are lots of black holes out there, some of them must surely pass through our backyard every now and then."

Stephen Hawking's black hole radiation paradox could finally be solved — if black holes aren't what they seem
By Andrey Feldman published
New research suggests that black holes may actually be "frozen stars," bizarre quantum objects that lack a singularity and an event horizon, potentially solving some of the biggest paradoxes in black hole physics.
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