Tagged With Astrophysics

A mesmerising NASA animation shows how a nearby black hole would warp spacetime like a fun-house mirror

Aria Bendix

Scientists think they have observed a black hole swallowing a neutron star for the first time. It made ripples in space and time, as Einstein predicted.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Scientists just released the first-ever photograph of a black hole. Some people think it looks like a 'smudge on the lens.'

Sinéad Baker

The first-ever picture of a black hole is fuzzy. These incredible illustrations help explain what it shows.

Dave Mosher

The first 'groundbreaking' pictures of a black hole may be unveiled on Wednesday. Here's what scientists think those images will look like.

Dave Mosher

An experiment that solved a 100-year-old mystery posed by Einstein is about to turn back on — and it's more powerful than ever

Dave Mosher

A 'mind-boggling' telescope find has revealed the point of no return for our galaxy's monster black hole

Dave Mosher

NASA is about to 'touch' a star for the first time — here are the hellish conditions the Parker Solar Probe must survive

Dave Mosher

A ghostly particle detected in Antarctica has led astronomers to a super-massive spinning black hole called a 'blazar'

Dave Mosher

Scientists are solving the alien origins of Europium, a strange metal found in TVs, plastics, and lasers

Dave Mosher

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains what Earth will look like in 500 years

Rob Ludacer, Darren Weaver

Newly discovered gravitational waves hint that 'cities' of black holes may lurk in space

Dave Mosher

NASA is about to launch the fastest spacecraft in history in a $1.5-billion attempt to 'touch the sun' for the first time

Dave Mosher

NASA released incredible new animations of a star that exploded with the energy of 100 million suns

Dave Mosher

Astronomers have found 7 Earth-size planets circling a dwarf star -- and they might harbour life

Adam Crampton

NASA just dashed our dreams of ever moving to this Earth-sized exoplanet

Gene Kim, Jessica Orwig

The US military released a study on warp drives and faster-than-light travel. Here's what a theoretical physicist thinks of it.

Dave Mosher

Here's how high you could jump on other worlds in the solar system

Dave Mosher

Astronomers think a rare and explosive 'red nova' will light up the night sky in a few years

Dave Mosher

2,076 black holes are lurking in this photo

Dave Mosher