Black holes

Tech News

‘Needle in a haystack’ dormant black hole discovered outside Milky Way

Described as a “needle in a haystack”, the black hole seems to have been created without the usual explosion of a dying star.

19 July 2022

Switzerland

Higgs Boson researchers mark 10 year anniversary with return to particle studies

Higgs Boson researchers mark 10 year anniversary with return to particle studies

1 July 2022

Mobility

First image of massive black hole at centre of our galaxy captured

It's only the second time scientists have managed to capture a black hole on camera.

13 May 2022

World News

How heavy is a distant neutron star? Scientists think they know

A team of astronomers believe they have calculated how dense the heaviest known neutron star is.

2 May 2021

USA

NASA captures black hole destroying a star the size of the Sun

The event took place 375 million light years from Earth.

26 September 2019

The Cube

Meet the woman who played a key role in black hole image discovery

Dr Katie Bouman led the development of the algorithm that would lead to the production of the first-ever image of a black hole.

11 April 2019

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THE FIRST IMAGE OF A BLACK HOLE

On Wednesday, an international scientific team that integrates the Event Horizon Telescope project (EHT) unveiled the first photo of a black hole, which was captured using a global network of telescopes.

10 April 2019

World News

Stellar breakthrough: First image of supermassive black hole unveiled

"We have achieved something presumed to be impossible just a generation ago."

10 April 2019

United Kingdom

Actor Eddie Redmayne pays tribute to Hawking

We have lost a truly beautiful mind

14 March 2018