Some of the most puzzling worlds in our telescopes’ catalogs may not be worlds at all, but relics from the first instants ...

They’re the boogeymen of science fiction, a paradox of science and quite possibly a key to understanding the universe. Scientists have been scrambling to understand the mysterious forces of black ...

One of the most awe-inspiring parts of our universe is the black hole. Up until a few years ago, we weren't even sure they actually existed, but thanks to the dogged drive of astronomers, physicists, ...

Astronomers have spotted a monster black hole in the early universe that's gorging on matter at more than twice the theoretical limit. The discovery deepens the mystery of how some black holes born ...

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On Sept. 14, 2015, physicists attained the long-sought goal of detecting gravitational waves, the shockwaves spewed out by such cataclysmic events as the violent merger of two black holes. Now, in the ...

Talk about epic. A collision of two black holes is so extreme that it’s challenging physics theories of how large black holes form and merge. The two black holes had masses bigger than any before ...