A massive star exploded while getting ripped apart by a black hole.

The massive "Cosmic Horseshoe" galaxy system likely hosts a colossal black hole measuring 36 billion times the mass of our ...

The scenario closest to the observations, the researchers determined, involved a massive dying star and a compact object such ...

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Another comparison; the Sun is 8.3 light-minutes away, meaning whenever we look at it (not that we should!), we're viewing it ...

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New measurements of the galaxy at the heart of the “Cosmic Horseshoe” indicate that it could house the most massive object ...

Scientists propose a laser-driven nanocraft to reach a black hole in decades, testing relativity and probing extreme gravity.

This deep-space object, known as PKS 1424+240 is a type of active galaxy powered by a supermassive black hole, and it may ...

In a paper published in the journal iScience, Bambi lays out a plan to turn such a deep-space mission into reality. If ...

If we do find a black hole that's close enough, the next challenge is getting there. For that, Bambi proposes the development ...

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