"Think of it like a river turning into a waterfall — hitherto, we have been looking at the river. This is our first sight of ...
University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the night sky. Their study of an unusual binary star system has resulted in convincing ...
A new study in Physical Review Letters explores the conditions of black hole formation from dying stars, particularly the ...
Imagine an object with gravity so powerful that nothing, not even light, can escape after falling in. Such a beast would be ...
The simulation tracks a camera as it approaches, briefly orbits, and then crosses the event horizon of a monster black hole.
Black holes are intriguing astronomical objects that have a gravitational pull so strong that it prevents any object and even ...