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What's the biggest black hole in the universe?
By Paul Sutter published
What's the biggest black hole in the universe, and is there a limit to how big black holes can get?
2 pairs of gigantic runaway black holes spotted on collision course, and they're bringing four entire galaxies with them
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to spot two pairs of gigantic black holes set for two separate, first-of-their-kind collisions.
10 discoveries that prove Einstein was right about the universe — and 1 that proves him wrong
By Brandon Specktor published
Albert Einstein's theories of relativity have been proven to be true time and again in the more than 100 years following their publication.
Rare black hole 1 billion times the mass of the sun could upend our understanding of galaxy formation
By Ben Turner published
The discovery of a hidden primordial black hole, which formed just 750 million years after the Big Bang, suggests that it may be the 'tip of the iceberg' of the cosmic monsters hiding in the early universe.
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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