Black Hole
A grapefruit-sized black hole may be hiding in our solar system – BGR
An unseen object appears to be interacting with other objects along the edge of our solar system, and researchers don’t know exactly what it is. Theories of “planet nine” have been proposed, but others believe it may be a tiny black hole. Researchers plan on scanning the skies for evidence of the black hole using …
A star dancing around the supermassive black hole in the heart of the Milky Way confirms Einstein was right, again
Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, is surrounded by orbiting stars thanks to its mammoth gravitational pull. For decades, astronomers have been observing one specific star in this region, and new research proves once again, that Albert Einstein knew a thing or two about gravity. In a …
Black hole: Astronomers discover massive black hole that “should not even exist” in the Milky Way galaxy
A huge black hole has been discovered on the other side of the galaxy. It’s so massive, scientists say it shouldn’t even be possible. In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, Chinese astronomers detail their discovery of a black hole, dubbed LB-1, in the Milky Way with a mass of about 70 times that …
Breaking Open A Black Hole: The World’s Most Dangerous Experiment
2012 was a big year for black holes. Or, rather, for our understanding of them. First, Scientific American published a moderately terrifying paper titled “Black Holes are Everywhere” and then a team of researchers at Princeton University numerically solved the Einstein-hydrodynamic equations in order to determine that black holes are, in fact, way easier to …
