A new article published in The Astrophysical Journal explores a new theory of how Type Ia supernovae, the powerful stellar ...

Isn't it amazing how black holes work? The other night, I was watching a documentary about the universe, and I was struck by how those dark entities can tear stars apart and swallow them without a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Scientists with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) announced ...

Astronomers famously snapped the first-ever direct image of a black hole in 2019, thanks to material glowing in its presence. But many black holes are actually near impossible to detect. Now another ...

Adam McMaster receives funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council, DISCnet, and the Open University Space SRA. Andrew Norton has previously received funding from the UK Science & ...

Hi Remy! Thank you for this great question. The short answer, unfortunately, is no. White holes are really just something scientists have imagined — they could exist, but we’ve never seen one, or even ...

White holes, which are theoretically the exact opposites of black holes, could constitute a major portion of the mysterious dark matter that's thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, a ...

Do black holes, like dying old soldiers, simply fade away? Do they pop like hyperdimensional balloons? Maybe they do, or maybe they pass through a cosmic rubicon, effectively reversing their natures ...