Naked singularities: how quantum black holes explain why we don’t see the end of space and time

At a singularity, the laws of physics as we know them suffer a complete breakdown. So such objects really shouldn’t exist.

Robie Hennigar, Willmore Fellow of Mathematical Physics, Durham University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2024 ~9 min

Physicists discover first “black hole triple”

System observed 8,000 light-years away may be the first direct evidence of “gentle” black hole formation.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 23, 2024 ~9 min


Astronomers detect ancient lonely quasars with murky origins

The quasars appear to have few cosmic neighbors, raising questions about how they first emerged more than 13 billion years ago.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 17, 2024 ~8 min

There were more black holes in the early universe than we thought – new research

New research can help us understand how supermassive black holes formed – and why many of them appear to be more massive than expected.

Matthew J. Hayes, Associate Professor of Astrophysics, Stockholm University • conversation
Oct. 2, 2024 ~7 min

Could rotating black holes be the wind turbines powering the distant future? We tested the physics

If we sent objects or light towards a rotating black hole, we may be able to get energy back.

Marion Cromb, Research Fellow in Physics, University of Southampton • conversation
Sept. 18, 2024 ~7 min

A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter, MIT study finds

Watching for changes in the Red Planet’s orbit over time could be new way to detect passing dark matter.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 17, 2024 ~9 min

Astronomers detect black hole ‘starving’ its host galaxy to death

Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel they need to

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 12, 2024 ~5 min

Tiny, compact galaxies are masters of disguise in the distant universe − searching for the secrets behind the Little Red Dots

These small galaxies are either crammed with stars or they host gigantic black holes. The data astronomers have collected continues to puzzle them.

Fabio Pacucci, Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Institution • conversation
Sept. 6, 2024 ~9 min


The Higgs particle could have ended the universe by now – here’s why we’re still here

Research casts doubt on theories predicting that light black holes formed immediately after the Big Bang.

Lucien Heurtier, Postdoctoral Research Associate, King's College London • conversation
Aug. 2, 2024 ~8 min

Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe has aged

X-rays emitted around black holes can tell astrophysicists about how fast they’re growing.

W. Niel Brandt, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State • conversation
July 12, 2024 ~6 min

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