For the first time, scientists have the calculations and simulations to explain mysterious flashes from the galaxy OJ 287.

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Centuries before anyone pointed a telescope at the sky, Isaac Newton figured out how gravity works. He showed that any object ...

In the 10 years since the first detection of gravitational waves, we have detected hundreds of these waves produced by the ...

Stars often fall into black holes, and now it seems the opposite can also occur, producing an extra long-lasting explosion as ...

According to Neil deGrasse Tyson, if there's any way you can choose your manner of dying, then you ought to pick being sucked ...

The concept of two black holes orbiting one another has been theorized for many years, but recent satellite photography may ...

One of the most epic cosmic explosions ever seen may have been caused by a black hole infiltrating a star and destroying it ...

Black holes are eaters of all things, even radiation. But what if their rapacious appetites had an unexpected side effect? A new study published in Physical Review Letters suggests that black holes ...

Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery behind ultra-high-energy cosmic rays — the most powerful particles known in the universe. A team from NTNU suggests that colossal winds from ...

Evidence of this quantum layer may be coming soon. Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Physicists are still puzzling over ...

Webb Telescope detected a possible direct collapse black hole between two merging galaxies called the "Infinity Galaxy." ...