Black Hole

Last April, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) sparked international excitement when it unveiled the first image of a black hole. Today, a team of researchers have published new calculations that predict a striking and intricate substructure within black hole images from extreme gravitational light bending. "The image of a black…

Keeping the internet safe may sometimes feel like a game of Whac-A-Mole, reacting to attacks as they arise, then moving on to the next. In reality, though, it's an ongoing process that involves not just identifying threats but grabbing and retaining control of the infrastructure behind them. For years a…

Back In TimeScientists have discovered what seems to be the oldest supermassive black hole yet.The black hole, dubbed PSO J0309+27, likely formed just 900 million years after the Big Bang, Live Science reports. Sounds like a long time ago, but cosmically speaking, that’s nothing (at least compared to the age…

A typical neutron star is no wider than a city, as this model shows. Image: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterA typical neutron star measures 22 kilometers (13.6 miles) wide, according to new research. It’s the most accurate measurement yet of these highly compact, super-dense objects.If black holes are the most…

New immigration rules being brought in by home secretary Priti Patel could result in a “black hole” of almost half a million care home workers, a trade union has warned. Branding Ms Patel’s plan as “slapdash”, the GMB warned that cutting off the supply of recruits from overseas will worsen…

We’ve seen what happens when stars go supernova and suns explode but scientists believe the biggest explosion in the history of our known universe was the result of a black hole with indigestion. A team of researchers working out of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC recently conducted a…

A black hole, ejecting material at close to the speed of light, has been observed using e-MERLIN, the UK's radio telescope array based at Jodrell Bank Observatory. A research team based at Oxford University used e-MERLIN, as well as the VLA and MeerKAT telescopes based in the US and South…

A black hole, ejecting material at close to the speed of light, has been observed using e-MERLIN, the UK's radio telescope array based at Jodrell Bank Observatory. A research team based at Oxford University used e-MERLIN, as well as the VLA and MeerKAT telescopes based in the US and South…

X-ray outburst from the black hole MAXI J0637-043. Image: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/MIT/HarvardThe OSIRIS-REx spacecraft set out on September 8, 2016 to study the asteroid Bennu. But last fall, one of its experiments detected something surprising: a flare from a black hole.OSIRIS-REx launched with a suite of instruments, including the Regolith…

Most Americans say they need to catch up on their retirement savings, according to a 2019 survey published by TD Ameritrade. Millennials feel a pinch mainly due to the high cost of housing, while Gen Xers and Baby Boomers blame inadequate income, according to the survey.If you feel behind –…