An underwater observatory recently detected a startlingly energetic cosmic neutrino. One possible cause involves a phenomenon that so far exists only in theory. By Dennis Overbye On Feb. 13, 2023, a ...

As black holes feed, they pull material into a disk around them. The material orbiting in this disk gets heated to extreme temperatures, and so it becomes a plasma — a state of matter in which some of ...

Explore black hole discovery in astrophysics, from hidden stellar remnants to supermassive giants, and learn how scientists detect these invisible cosmic objects using light and gravitational waves.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Michael Beinhorn, the man behind the desk for Soundgarden’s six-time Platinum record Superunknown, says Chris Cornell’s writing at the time was misdirected. But one piece of advice changed everything ...

UO astronomer Yvette Cendes and her team published their findings in The Astrophysical Journal. These findings involve a supermassive black hole shredding a star and the climbing energy emitted from ...

In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Scientists are observing the behavior of a supermassive black hole that is displaying exceptionally messy eating habits. Primarily using radio telescopes in New Mexico ...

Gigantic black holes lurk at the center of virtually every galaxy, including ours, but we’ve lacked a precise picture of what impact they have on their surroundings. A University of Chicago-led group ...

Scientists have traced a 3,000-light-year-long cosmic jet streaming out from the first black hole ever imaged to its likely source point with the help of "significantly enhanced coverage" from the ...

A runaway black hole leaving a streak of new stars in its wake. James Webb Space Telescope / van Dokkum et al. Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our Solar ...