Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this ...

Gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space and time itself. When space/time is squeezed, pulsar pulses ...

A team of scientists has developed a new model for ‘very massive stars’ and their impact on the formation of black holes.

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

"This work is a step toward understanding how quantum mechanics and gravity work together, a major unsolved problem in ...

One of the most perplexing discoveries in modern astronomy has been finding supermassive black holes, some weighing billions ...

Researchers used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, with some concern from ...

Caltech simulations reveal what happens when black holes collide with neutron stars—violent cracking, intense shock waves, ...

Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have witnessed high-speed "burps" erupting from a distant overfeeding ...

Traditionally thought to go silent after a brief flare of activity, some black holes are now being observed emitting new ...