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Cosmic 'tadpole' points to ultra-rare black hole hiding near the Milky Way's center
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists detected a cloud of gas sculpted into a wonky tadpole shape near the Milky Way's center, possibly pointing to a rare intermediate-mass black hole.
Monster black holes could be the source of dark energy driving the accelerating expansion of the universe, study suggests
By Ben Turner published
The expansion of black holes alongside the cosmos could be explained if the cosmic monsters contained dark energy in their cores, the driving force behind the universe's growth.
Elusive 'Buchdahl stars' are black holes without event horizons. But do they really exist?
By Paul Sutter published
These hypothetical stars are the densest objects in the universe that can exist without becoming full-fledged black holes.
Black hole 'spaghettified' a star into a doughnut shape, and astronomers captured the gory encounter
By Ben Turner published
The black hole wrapped the layers of the shredded star around itself to form the perfect doughnut of doom.
Hundreds of dusty black holes found hiding in plain sight
By Adam Mann published
Astronomers detected 400 previously unknown black holes in a new X-ray survey of dusty galactic centers.
Twin black holes caught chowing down on the leftovers of a galaxy merger
By Stephanie Pappas published
Binary black holes may be more common than astronomers realized, according to new research.
Could humans use black holes to time travel?
By Sam Baron published
Black holes form natural time machines that allow travel to both the past and the future. But don't expect to be visiting dinosaurs any time soon.
The 10 most massive black hole findings from 2022
By Brandon Specktor published
From "rogue" black holes cruising the cosmos to one of the oldest black hole ancestors in this universe, this year's findings truly sucked us in.
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