A short-lived ripple in space-time revealed that two black holes merged into a giant black hole with the mass of 225 suns ...

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)'s LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) collaboration has detected an ...

"The biggest surprise of all was that the black hole was not located inside either of the two nuclei but in the middle. We asked ourselves: How can we make sense of this?" ...

“Third, as an unexpected bonus, it turns out that both galaxy nuclei also have an active supermassive black hole. So, this ...

Astronomers have detected the most massive black hole merger ever observed, challenging stellar evolution and black hole formation theories.

Speaking at a local restaurant, University of Virginia astronomers share the wonders of the universe, hard science and some ...

A collaboration between humanity’s three gravitational wave detectors have identified a black hole merger event that created ...

The LIGO Hanford Observatory near the Tri-Cities and its twin in Louisiana detected ripples of time and space passing through ...

The Trump administration has proposed closing either the LIGO Hanford observatory in WA or its twin in Louisiana.

A collision observed between two black holes, each more massive than a hundred suns, is the largest merger of its kind ever ...

Black holes have long fascinated scientists and the public alike, representing some of the most enigmatic and powerful forces in the universe. These cosmic giants, with their immense gravity and ...

An international team of physicists discovered the largest-ever merger of 2 black holes through a phenomenon known as ...