In a similar way, astrophysicists like us who study supermassive black holes expect to find binary systems – two supermassive ...

Scientists want to know if a tidal disruption event that exploded twice is the result of a star abandoning its binary partner ...

This marks the first-ever detection of X-ray spectral lines in a binary black hole system, offering a novel window into the ...

Astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and ...

The size and spin of black holes can reveal important information about how and where they formed, according to new research.

From missing links, to primordial beginnings, to extremely powerful plasma jets that could be shaping our universe in ...

Observations of VFTS 243 provide evidence that black holes can form directly from the collapse of massive stars, without a ...

This rare event has opened up new avenues for studying the mechanics of black holes, offering insights into their ...

That hope comes after researchers found the first ever binary star near a supermassive black hole. That black hole happens to be Sagittarius A*, the one at the middle of the Milky Way. The finding ...

Galactic gravity can dramatically impact wide binary stars, pushing them towards unexpected mergers or collisions. The ...

But sometimes, hens lay eggs with two yolks. In a similar way, astrophysicists like us who study supermassive black holes expect to find binary systems – two supermassive black holes orbiting ...