New simulations show flickering black hole signals arise from unstable shocks inside accretion discs, revealing how matter ...

Black holes themselves emit no light, but the matter spiralling into them forms a hot, dense accretion disc that radiates ...

Astronomers have unravelled the mystery behind an intriguing flicker that they noticed in black hole systems, using advanced computer simulations. Black holes, the most compact objects in the ...

Astronomers at the University of Warwick have discovered that black holes don't just consume matter—they manage it, choosing whether to blast it into space as high-speed jets or sweep it away in vast ...

Astrophysicists in New York have created terrifying simulations of how black holes naturally create dazzling displays detected from billions of light years away.

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University suggests that if it weren't for the gas giant, the Earth would have ...

Interactive real-time black hole simulation with gravitational lensing and accretion disk physics. Built with React, TypeScript, Three.js, and WebGL shaders for educational visualization of ...

The magnetic field swirling around an enormous black hole, located about 55 million light-years from Earth, has unexpectedly switched directions. This dramatic reversal challenges theories of black ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Black holes usually form from stars that burn out and collapse in on themselves, but that cannot explain the red spark of light that could be a ...

Ammonia Gas Infalling Into Accretion Disk Feeding Cepheus A HW2. Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/B. Saxton Astronomers uncover how massive stars form by tracking interstellar ammonia. Using the U.S. National ...

Black holes are invisible, yet they are among the brightest things in the universe. If a star wanders too close to a black hole, it gets torn apart in a fireworks show called a tidal disruption event.