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

Black holes are some of the most enigmatic and terrifying phenomena in the universe. These cosmic giants possess gravitational forces so intense that not even light can escape their grasp. While black ...

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

Astronomers have detected the signal of a colossal black hole in deep space that likely formed when two already-large black ...

Two colossal black holes—among the most massive ever seen—collided in deep space, creating gravitational waves that rippled across the cosmos and shook the foundations of astrophysical theory.

The new black hole has more than 200 times the mass of our sun – and is challenging theories of how objects form in space ...

Professor Mark Hannam stated, 'These are the largest black holes we have confidently measured using gravitational waves.' ...

A U.S. gravitational wave detector spotted a collision between fast-spinning “forbidden” black holes that challenge physics ...

Discoveries keep pouring out of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Researchers observed an unusual cluster, which they ...

Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum and a team of researchers have discovered an object in space they call the "Infinity" ...

The massive black hole has been dubbed GW231123. Its unusual size and behavior is challenging scientists' understanding of ...

A new method to analyze gravitational-wave data could transform how we study some of the universe's most extreme events—black ...