In general, the scientific community agrees that if a person were to come into close enough contact with ... to understand the mechanics of a black hole. "If you're on the surface of the earth, and ...

The spins of some early galaxies could be a clue that the entire observable universe exists within a black hole—except, that ...

A spiral galaxy known as NGC 4945 exhibits powerful winds of material blowing from the supermassive black hole located at its ...

Astronomers have discovered strong evidence of a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of ...

A Michigan State University researcher saw X-rays coming from a black hole using the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope ...

As part of its effort to reduce federal spending, the Trump Administration has plans to cut tens of thousands of workers from the Department of Veterans Affairs. That has veterans in one small Ohio ...

According to Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, you would be crushed by the powerful gravity of its singularity: the center of a black hole where all matter—and time—is compressed into ...

This center, known as a singularity, is the point where the matter of a giant star, which is believed to have collapsed to form the black hole, is crushed down into an infinitesimally tiny point.

The photo suggests that interstellar 'scraps' of matter are being strewn into space as the hungry black hole chows down on its dinner. "At the very center of nearly every galaxy is a supermassive ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Galaxy NGC 4945 in the constellation of Centaurus (main) and galactic winds flowing out from ...