A burst of X-rays from 8 billion years ago may be the first clear evidence of a white dwarf torn apart by a black hole.

An examination of earlier observations from the wide-field X-ray telescope revealed another persistent X-ray signal preceding the gamma ray burst, which is an odd order of events for high-energy ...

On July 2, 2025, the China-led Einstein Probe (EP) space telescope detected an exceptionally bright X-ray source whose ...

Internationally-vetted data suggests we've witnessed a rare intermediate-mass black hole devouring a white dwarf along the outskirts of a distant galaxy.

Did you imagine it would look like this?

On 2 July, 2025, the China-led Einstein Probe (EP) space telescope detected an exceptionally bright X-ray source whose brightness varied rapidly during a routine sky survey. Its unusual signal ...

Figure 1. Artist's impression of the Einstein Probe satellite catching an intermediate black hole, tearing apart a white ...

Cosmic relationships in space mirror human connections, with some stars locked in destructive, codependent partnerships.

Dustin Swarm, an astrophysicist and assistant professor at the University of Iowa, recently helped capture the first X-ray view of a white dwarf star. Swarm, in collaboration with MIT, studied the ...

Intermediate-mass black holes have been the missing link in the study of supermassive black holes.

The image shared by NASA shows a dense, opaque cloud which is concealing the star.