Andrea Ghez, a UCLA professor, won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for providing strong evidence for a supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's center by tracking stars orbiting Sagittarius A*. Her work transformed theoretical possibilities into compelling observational evidence, influencing modern astrophysics.
Researchers have derived a mathematical formula explaining how spacetime crystals can form black holes without a collapsing star. This breakthrough, achieved by analyzing physics in infinite dimensions, sheds light on critical collapse and could aid the search for primordial black holes as dark matter candidates.
Researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to measure the mass of a 10-billion-light-year-distant dormant black hole, and a Sahara Desert meteorite provided clues about a long-lost protoplanet in our solar system.
Dai Liang, a cosmology and astrophysics specialist who received a 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship, has returned to China to take a professorship at Fudan University in Shanghai.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka suffered a stunning defeat at Roland-Garros, losing 10 consecutive games to Diana Shnaider after a mid-match power outage. Sabalenka described being in a "black hole" and unable to recover mentally.
Gravitational lensing reveals Abell 2744−QSO1, a supermassive black hole with minimal surrounding galaxy, observed 700 million years after the Big Bang, challenging theories on early black hole formation.
Cosmic voids, once thought empty, may hold secrets to the universe's mysteries, while other space-related discoveries and tech advancements are being made
Previously unknown diaries from Stephen Hawking's father, Frank, offer a raw insight into the physicist's formative years and early struggles with motor neurone disease. Biographer Graham Farmelo gained access to the coded diaries, revealing Frank's concerns about his son's initiative and studies.
SpaceX plans a massive $75 billion IPO, valuing the company at $1.75 trillion. Despite losses, Elon Musk aims to fund ambitious goals like Mars colonization and orbital AI data centers, potentially making him the world's first trillionaire.
Scientists have discovered a way to "hear" the collision of black holes and other cosmic events using a process similar to that used in music production.
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered supermassive black holes that formed within the first billion years of the universe, challenging existing theories. Researchers now propose that decaying dark matter particles with masses between 24-27 electronvolts may have released enough energy to prevent gas cloud fragmentation, causing direct collapse into massive black holes instead of star formation.
Leicester City have enjoyed the good times, now they are going to have to endure the bad - and there are signs they have not hit rock bottom.
Astronomers using 18 years of radio-telescope data from Oxford University have measured the power of jets from Cygnus X-1, the first confirmed black hole. The jets produce energy equivalent to 10,000 Suns and travel at half the speed of light, with their shape distorted by winds from the companion star. The research published in Nature Astronomy confirms theoretical models about how black holes channel energy to influence galaxy formation throughout the universe.
Scientists have measured for the first time the instantaneous power of jets from black hole Cygnus X-1, located 7,200 light-years away. The jet power is equivalent to 10,000 suns, traveling at half the speed of light. The research, based on 18 years of radio imaging and published in Nature Astronomy, found that 10% of all energy released as matter falls toward the black hole is carried away by the jets.
