Einstein believed that black holes didn't really exist. But they do: that much we know. We don't know much else about them.

Supermazes” are theoretical structures that provide a fresh blueprint for understanding the microscopic complexity of black ...

Black holes have such extreme gravity that not even light can escape. They have been caught shredding entire stars and can ...

Earlier studies provided a rough picture of black holes, like a low-resolution image with 1,000 pixels. In contrast, ...

Black holes power some of the most energetic phenomena in the known universe, but could they ever power an advanced human ...

Astronomers have reached deeper into the heart of a brilliant cosmic engine than ever before, using NASA’s Hubble Space ...

"This rare event provides an opportunity for astronomers to observe a black hole's behavior in real time," said astronomer Lorena Hernández-García.

"The singularity is the most mysterious and problematic part of a black hole. It's where our concepts of space and time literally no longer make sense." A team of scientists has developed a recipe ...

A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at ...