Black Hole : Science World Report

Oct 21, 2014 10:54 AM EDT

Massive Black Holes May Halt New Star Creation in Mature Galaxies

Massive black holes may just be blocking the formation of new stars in aging galaxies. Scientists have found that the radio-frequency-emitting particles that the black holes spew out can halt the creation of stars.

Oct 14, 2014 12:00 PM EDT

Scientists Probe Mysteries at the Heart of the Milky Way Galaxy

Scientists have long wondered whether matter is falling into the massive black hole in the center of our Milky Way galaxy, or being ejected from it. Now, scientists are searching for an answer.

Oct 09, 2014 07:20 AM EDT

NASA Discovers Shockingly Bright Dead Star with the Energy of 10 Million Suns

Scientists have stumbled on a pulsating dead star shining with the energy of about 10 million stars. Called a pulsar, this dead star was previously thought to be a black hole because it was so powerful.

Oct 09, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

Gluttonous Black Hole Swallows Star's Gas Far Faster Than Previously Thought Possible

A certain black hole is more insatiable than expected. Astronomers have discovered a black hole that is consuming gas from a nearby star about 10 times faster than previously thought possible.

Aug 18, 2014 07:02 AM EDT

Light Pulses Illuminate Rare Intermediate Black Hole

Scattered across the universe are some more mysterious black holes of an intermediate size and now, astronomers have gotten a closer look at one with the help of light pulses.

Aug 11, 2014 04:28 PM EDT

Three Stars Were Utterly Destroyed by Supermassive Black Holes

Scientists have found out that black holes may be more ravenous than expected. They've registered three possible occasions of the total destruction of stars by supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies.

Aug 11, 2014 03:37 PM EDT

How Gluttonous Young Black Holes Chowed Down in the Early Universe

A new model reveals how early black holes could have grown to masses over a billion times that of our own sun.

Jun 06, 2014 07:23 AM EDT

Turbulent, Fast-Spinning Black Holes Reveal How Gravity Can Act Like a Fluid

Scientists have taken a closer look at the massive forces surrounding black holes, and have found that the gravitational fields around them may just eddy and swirl, creating a turbulent region of space.

Jun 05, 2014 07:09 AM EDT

Surprisingly Strong Magnetic Fields Match Supermassive Black Hole's Relentless Pull

Scientists have learned a bit more about these black holes and have found that magnetic fields play an impressive role in the systems' dynamics.

Jun 04, 2014 11:19 AM EDT

NASA Telescope Reveals Different Types of Black Hole 'Batteries' Powering Blazars (VIDEO)

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Telescope has uncovered some new information about two classes of black-hole-powered galaxies.

May 23, 2014 07:20 AM EDT

NASA WISE Pokes Hole in Supermassive Black Hole 'Doughnut' Theory with New Findings

How many supermassive black holes do you have to survey to learn more about them? You have to look at about 170,000. After a massive survey using NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), astronomers have poked a hole in a theory that has, until now, survived for decades.

May 14, 2014 11:53 AM EDT

Watch Two Neutron Stars Colliding and Creating a Black Hole on New NASA Video

NASA has released a spectacular new computer simulation that shows off one of the most violent events in the universe: a pair of neutron stars colliding, merging and forming a black hole.