Latest about black holes
James Webb telescope discovers the oldest active black hole in the known universe
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a feeding supermassive black hole from when the universe was less than 600 million years old.
Gargantuan black hole 'switches on,' becoming one of the brightest objects ever seen
A black hole 10 billion light-years away suddenly 'switched on', becoming one of the brightest transient objects ever detected.
The universe is rippling with a faint 'gravitational wave background' created by colliding black holes, huge international study suggests
A 15-year search reveals the first evidence of a cosmic 'gravitational wave background' emitted by ancient, colliding black holes.
Could Earth be inside a black hole?
And for that matter, could our universe be inside a black hole?
Dying stars build humongous 'cocoons' that shake the fabric of space-time
New simulations show that dying stars release enormous "cocoons" of gas that may rattle with space-time ripples called gravitational waves.
Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'
In a distant star system, a sunlike star orbits an invisible object that may be the first example of a 'boson star' made of dark matter, new research suggests.
Scientists grow swirling 'black hole rings' in the lab for the 1st time
Scientists smashed plasma jets together to create artificial accretion disks that could help reveal how black holes grow.
Scientists discover closest star-shredding black hole to Earth ever seen
Astronomers comparing maps of the universe uncovered the nearest example of a black hole devouring a star ever detected.
