Ten years ago, astronomers made history when they first detected ripples in spacetime, called gravitational waves, from the ...

For the first time, astrophysicists have measured the recoil resulting from the birth of a new black hole that formed from ...

This black hole merger animation was created using data collected by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors, an ...

When gravity—an invisible yet ubiquitous force—bends and distorts light from distant galaxies, Earthbound observers get a ...

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For the first time, scientists measured a newborn black hole that "kicked" off into space after 2 larger black holes merged together.

"This tells us that the magnetized plasma swirling near the event horizon is far from static; it's dynamic and complex, ...

Hubble’s latest portrait of Messier 96 captures a galaxy twisted by cosmic interactions. The new details reveal brilliant star-forming regions glowing in its outer edges. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, F.

Scientists have captured the clearest signal yet of a black hole collision, confirming Stephen Hawking's theory.

The distribution of matter in a nebula is not uniform; some areas are denser while others are thinner. Under the influence of ...

In a striking departure from traditional astronomical thought, scientists have recently proposed that black holes, long considered the ultimate regions of destruction and inhospitability, could ...

Visiting the Kröller-Müller Museum in Holland, our writer is transported back in time to when he first discovered his love ...