Centuries before anyone pointed a telescope at the sky, Isaac Newton figured out how gravity works. He showed that any object ...

For the first time, scientists have the calculations and simulations to explain mysterious flashes from the galaxy OJ 287.

The concept of two black holes orbiting one another has been theorized for many years, but recent satellite photography may ...

In the 10 years since the first detection of gravitational waves, we have detected hundreds of these waves produced by the ...

Recent observations of gravitational waves from merging black holes have confirmed a theory proposed by physicist Stephen ...

A newly formed black hole, GW190412, was captured fleeing at 180,000 km/h; scientists track its entire cosmic trajectory for the first time.

Event Horizon Telescope data reveal the magnetic field around M87* shifted, weakened and then flipped, defying theoretical expectations.

Evidence of this quantum layer may be coming soon. Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Physicists are still puzzling over ...

According to Neil deGrasse Tyson, if there's any way you can choose your manner of dying, then you ought to pick being sucked ...

The deepest mysteries of the universe often begin with the biggest questions. Few are more puzzling than the birth of supermassive black holes. These giants, weighing millions to billions of times ...

One of the most notable aspects about our planet—if observed from the outside—is that it spins. Earth’s spin defines our days, setting the fundamental rhythm of life on our world. The moon spins, too.

If a new proposal by physicists bears out, the recent detection of a record-setting neutrino could be the first evidence of elusive Hawking radiation. (Nanowerk News) The last gasp of a primordial ...