Scientists discover black hole flare with the light of 10 trillion suns

Researcher Matthew Graham said scientists didn't initially "believe the numbers about the energy" emitting from the cosmic display.

• Nov 4

Massive black hole merger forms one 225 times the mass of the sun

Two black holes merged into one massive one, scientists from an international collaborative group said.

• Jul 15

Massive black hole discovered in Milky Way

Astronomers in China made a surprising discovery: a massive black hole in our galaxy. Called LB-1, this one is about 70 times the mass of the sun. It's the first time a black hole of this size has been detected in the Milky Way.

• Nov 28, 2019
• 01:09

Smithsonian artifacts: The first black hole photograph

Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie G. Bunch III explains to CBS News national correspondent Chip Reid the personal connection that one of the most prized artifacts in the Smithsonian's collection, the very first image taken of a massive black hole, holds for him.

• Sep 29, 2019
• 01:40

Universe will die "much sooner than expected," researchers say

The universe is poised to die much faster than previously thought, according to new research by Dutch scientists.

• May 13

NASA releases stunning space photos to mark Hubble anniversary

The Hubble Space Telescope "opened a new window to the universe" when it launched into space. Now, 35 years later, NASA is releasing some stunning images to celebrate.

• Apr 24

Discovery of "tipped over" black hole surprises NASA scientists

New analysis techniques and decades-old research helped NASA scientists identify an unusual black hole in a distant galaxy.

• Dec 19, 2024

NASA simulation mimics flying into black hole's "point of no return"

The visualization, produced on a NASA supercomputer, allows users to experience flight towards a supermassive black hole.

• May 7, 2024

New image reveals "twisted" magnetic fields around our black hole

Supermassive black holes are believed to have emerged very early in the universe but their creation remains a mystery.

• Mar 28, 2024

Oldest black hole yet discovered — formed 470 million years after Big Bang

"It's astounding how this thing actually is sitting in place already with its galaxy so early on in the universe," said one of the study's authors.

• Nov 7, 2023

For first time, gravitational waves "heard" rippling through the universe

"We're starting to open up this new window on the universe," one astrophysicist said.

• Jun 29, 2023

NASA gets "unusually close" look at a black hole devouring a star

The tidal disruption event provided astronomers with an "unprecedented view" of how a corona is formed and evolves.

• Dec 21, 2022

Closest known black hole to Earth discovered 1,600 light-years away

Scientists said the black hole is 10 times more massive than the sun.

• Nov 4, 2022

Hot gas bubble spinning at "mind blowing" speeds around black hole

The ALMA radio telescope in Chile's Andes mountains picked up something "really puzzling" in the Sagittarius A* data, scientists said.

• Sep 23, 2022

Rand Paul holds up $40B in U.S. Ukraine aid

Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky is stalling Senate approval of an additional $40 billion in U.S. aid to Ukraine. He insists that an inspector general be appointed to oversee spending on Ukraine. The FAA has stripped two daredevil pilots of their licenses after they tried to switch planes in mid-air over the Arizona desert. One crashed. And we’re getting the first image ever of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Eight telescopes worldwide helped capture it.

• May 13, 2022
• 01:00

First pictures of Milky Way’s black hole

Astronomers have managed to get the first images of the black hole located at the core of the Milky Way. Scientists across seven countries released the first ever image of the black hole called Sagittarius A*. Jeff Glor has more.

• May 14, 2022
• 02:13

First image of Milky Way's black hole

Astronomers have released a colorized image of the black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, captured by the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration. "CBS News Mornings" takes a look.

• May 13, 2022
• 00:42

Audio captures sounds of black hole 240 million light-years away

NASA said "this sonification is unlike any other done before."

• May 12, 2022

Astronomers capture black hole's sound

NASA released new audio approximating the sound of a black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster, which experts discovered had a pitch over a “million billion times deeper” than the limits of human hearing, making it too deep to be heard.

• May 12, 2022
• 00:34

"It's pretty amazing": First image of black hole at center of the Milky Way

Three years after capturing the first image of a supermassive black hole​ in a galaxy 55 million light years away, astronomers have managed to "photograph" one closer to home.

• May 12, 2022

Soothing sounds of a supermassive black hole

Messier 87, a supermassive black hole some 55 million light-years from Earth, is terrifyingly 6.5 billion times the mass of the sun – but it creates surprisingly soothing sounds that might make you drift off to sleep. Listen to M87's latest song, released by NASA.

• May 12, 2022
• 00:36

SpaceWatch: NASA discovers rapidly growing black hole

NASA has identified a rapidly growing black hole that was long considered a critical "missing link" to the early universe. Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, a senior astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, joins CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss the latest discovery.

• Apr 20, 2022
• 07:20

Rapidly growing black hole may be a "missing link" to origins of universe

Scientists say a "missing link" that helps to explain the mysteries of the birth of the universe has been hiding in plain sight.

• Apr 18, 2022

Light spotted behind black hole for first time, proving Einstein right

The discovery proves Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity was right — again.

• Aug 3, 2021

"Pac-Man" black holes spotted eating neutron stars for first time

Scientists say that one teaspoon of a neutron star weighs as much as all of humanity.

• Jun 30, 2021

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