It’s a light show in space unlike any other. For the first time, scientists have detected light from behind a black hole, and it fulfills a prediction rooted in Albert Einstein’s theory of ...

The black hole known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) is situated in the middle of the Milky Way, just 26,000 light years from Earth, according to NASA.

An infographic depicting the light from behind a black hole. (Image credit: ESA) This study began with the researchers' desire to expand our understanding of black hole coronas, which are the ...

A black hole formed from electromagnetic energy — that is, light — is called a kugelblitz. That concept has been jangling around in physicists’ brains for decades.

It is impossible to create a black hole with light alone, calculations show 1. Black holes form when extremely dense matter collapses under gravity. Because energy and mass are equivalent ...