Black Hole

This week, observations of objects orbiting a black hole, and rethinking how we measure screen-time. In this episode: 00:45 Observing the centre of the galaxy Researchers have uncovered a population of dust-enshrouded objects orbiting the supermassive blac…

A new study by a group of researchers at the University of Birmingham has found that collisions of supermassive black holes may be simultaneously observable in both gravitational waves and X-rays at the beginning of the next decade.The European Space Agency (…

Simultaneous spectral and temporal observations of the newly detected black hole X-ray binary (BHXB) MAXI J1820+070 using the AstroSat spacecraft, have delivered more insights into the properties of this source. Results of the study, presented in a paper publ…

The popular mobile video app TikTok is a gold mine, featuring everything from dancing to angry voicemails, snappy rants, and brilliant sketch comedy. Only problem: You have to wade through a lot of rough lip syncs to get to them.   The app's elusive "For You…

How exactly are you supposed to bring back an uneconomical brute of a vehicle when there is growing pressure on vehicle manufacturers to clean up emissions? Make it electric, of course. General Motors Company (GMC) is planning to do just that with the Hummer…

In the nearly five years since their first direct detection, gravitational waves have become one of the hottest topics in astronomy. With facilities such as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), researchers have mostly used these rip…

Climbing out of the black hole called credit card debt seems impossible. Since credit cards have such high interest rates, making the minimum payment can feel like the cards will never get paid off. Many of us have thousands of dollars in credit card debt. …

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Black holes will devour whatever matter they encounter. Although this is a great way for black holes... to grow, it seems paradoxical, since none of the matter will ev… Read More

The jets emanating from a famous black hole are cruising along at about 99% the speed of light, according to new observations. Researchers spotted the speedy jets emanating from a black hole in the galaxy Messier 87 (M87) — the same black hole that was image…

For the second time ever, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has spotted two ultradense stellar remnants known as neutron stars violently crashing together. The gravitational wave event seems to have been generated by particularly …