Black holes exert a tremendous influence on their surroundings, meaning that when they spin, they literally drag the very fabric of space and time around with them. That means nothing can sit still ...

Massive stars about eight times more massive than the sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The explosions, ...

A recent study has proposed a new mechanism for the formation of primordial black holes that could provide answers about dark matter.

When a star moves around a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a close elliptical orbit, it gets partially tidally disrupted ...

Nijmegen master's students predict that LISA, an upcoming space antenna project by the ESA, will detect stronger ...

How did supermassive black holes get big so fast? Astrophysicist Souphie Koudmani tells us how she and her colleagues are finding out.

A small ripple that triggers a tidal wave. In the primordial Universe, tiny quantum fluctuations could have had a profound ...

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign this week is launching its clearest effort yet to target Black men, announcing a new set of policy proposals, ramped-up programming and a media blitz ...

Port Hedland is encouraging more female pilots to join WA's multi-billion dollar iron ore industry. Australia takes on Pakistan in the third ODI in Perth, with the series all square at 1-1 ...