There are bright bursts of energy called tidal disruption events (TDEs) that happen when a supermassive black hole eats something. Most of the time, it’s a...
The black hole is the single most frightening thing in the universe for human beings. The destruction that a black hole can cause is unimaginable, which...
Black holes are regions of space where gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape its pull. In a way, they are the darkest...
When we think about the instruments astronomers use to study celestial objects, we usually imagine the classical telescope, or perhaps the radio antenna – a single,...