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'Traffic jams' in the hearts of galaxies can force black holes to collide
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSupermassive black holes may create conditions akin to "cosmic intersections with failed traffic...
Astronomers Discovered a Once-in-a-Lifetime ‘Sleeping Giant’ Black Hole
Prevention via AOL· 5 days agoPierro - Getty Images Stellar mass black holes, which are significantly smaller than their ...
How do you find a black hole? An astronomer explains the thrilling hunt
Astronomy Magazine· 2 days agoIn a universe full of fascinating and exotic phenomena, few objects challenge the imagination quite like black holes. Discovering new black holes, however ...
Neutron Stars Could be Capturing Primordial Black Holes
Universe Today· 7 days agoThe Milky Way has a missing pulsar problem in its core. One of the more interesting ideas comes from...
Hubble Hunts Visible Light Sources of X-Rays
NASA· 6 hours agoThis NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf galaxy IC 776. This swirling collection of new and old stars is located in the...
How the XRISM spacecraft can study the X-ray universe with only 36 pixels
SPACE.com· 6 hours agoA new X-ray space telescope is broadening our understanding of the universe with just three dozen...
Hubble spots magnificent barred galaxy NGC 2217
Phys.org· 4 days agoThe magnificent central bar of NGC 2217 (also known as AM 0619-271) shines bright in the constellation of Canis Major (The Greater Dog), in this image...
Collapsing Sheets of Spacetime Could Explain Dark Matter and Why the Universe ‘Hums’
Scientific American· 1 day ago“As long as they live for long enough, they will always become large cosmological beasts,” says...
Scientists unravel mysteries of gamma-ray bursts — the universe's most powerful explosions
Space via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGamma-ray bursts are the universe's most powerful explosions, generating more energy in seconds than...
Tidal disruption event ASASSN-19bt experiences unusual radio evolution, observations show
Phys.org· 4 days agoTDEs occur when a star passes close enough to a supermassive black hole and is pulled apart by the black ...