In 2023, scientists detected the gravitational waves from a black hole collision that seemed impossible. New research finally ...
In a recent piece for my column The Universe, I wrote about the biggest black holes in the cosmos. These can tip the scales at many billions of times the sun’s mass, outweighing even entire galaxies.
"We were amazed by the fact that these observatories can detect about 100 black holes just 250 million years after the Big Bang. Such detections would greatly help to constrain black hole formation ...
In the vast tapestry of the universe, few phenomena are as mysterious and awe-inspiring as black holes. These cosmic enigmas defy our everyday understanding of space and time, swallowing light and ...
An international collaboration of physicists including researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has made ...