Offers new possibilities to control light across the spectrum and insight into light–matter interactions. The device, reported in Advanced Photonics, functions as an optical black hole or optical ...

A recent astronomical discovery is revolutionizing our understanding of spiral galaxies. A giant spiral galaxy, located ...

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

Researchers made a fascinating discovery at the heart of our galaxy: "strange filaments" driving a cycle of gas emissions and replenishment.

Explore the theoretical limits of escaping a black hole's gravitational pull and the nature of event horizons.

This week, researchers reported a brain circuit linked to the intensity of political behavior. Microbiologists found that the ...

Researchers have spent the past few years watching a black hole re-awaken roughly 300 million light-years away from Earth.

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

The black hole at the heart of galaxy SDSS1335+0728, located 300 million light-years away, was quiet for decades as it ...

"This pushes our models to their limits and challenges our existing ideas about how these X-ray flashes are being generated." ...

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

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