Stars are the architects of nearly all the chemical elements in the universe, including ones crucial to life as we know it, ...

A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. There are two main ...

The smaller, intermediate mass black hole was likely derived from the Sausage Galaxy, which collided with the Milky Way 10 ...

This suggests that O-type stars experience black hole grinding. There are plenty of the smaller B-type stars in the region, ...

Don't worry, there's no need to be concerned of encountering a black hole anytime soon, but here's what would happen to your ...

One of the common misconceptions about black holes is that they devour not only matter, but also the history of that matter.

In the dense heart of the Milky Way, not only does a supermassive black hole reign, but a cloud of stellar-mass black holes ...

Middling-sized stellar-mass black holes are the most common type. They form when a massive dying star, or supernova, explodes and the remaining core collapses from the weight of its own gravity.

"Could our galaxy one day experience similar high-energy phenomena that will have serious consequences for the survival of ...

Astrophysicists have teased a hellish potential future in which life on Earth is extinguished by deadly radiation from the ...