At the heart of most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, lurks a supermassive black hole. These cosmic giants ...

If Earth was (hypothetically) crushed into a black hole, it would be under an inch across. Today, many black holes form ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

Imagine if a species grew up on a planet that had a black hole moon the mass of the moon. They’d have tides, they’d have an unobstructed view of the night sky, and they’d have no clue about this ...

Gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space and time itself. When space/time is squeezed, pulsar pulses ...

NASA astronomers have confirmed what may be the greatest discovery of the era. They found a significant reservoir of water that was hidden in the cosmos, and that surrounds a quasa ...

Astronomers confirm ‘lite intermediate’ black holes, too large for ordinary stars, revealing clues about early stellar ...

LOFAR detects a faint radio 'mini-halo' from 3.8 billion years ago, revealing how galaxy clusters evolved in the early ...

Quirks & Quarks features our ever-popular listener question show, where we find experts to answer your questions. But here are ten mysteries that science has yet to answer.

A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge ...

The US and China have reached a rare earth minerals agreement which could prevent a $34 billion black hole in the economy.

Supermassive black holes usually lurk unseen, but when an unlucky star drifts too close they ignite titanic outbursts ...