Why did Ramanujan’s formulae stay relevant for a century? His set of 17 expressions offered huge speed. They gave long digit ...

These two small (ish) black holes were actually pulled together not by each other, but by a third supermassive black hole.

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A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to ...

Dusty stars close to the Milky Way’s black hole stay stable for years. New infrared data shows they survive gravity and ...

Astronomers capture the twinkle of a distant quasar, RX J1131, and reveal the secret size of a black hole's fiery corona.

Astrophysicists have created terrifying simulations that reveal how black holes naturally create dazzling displays detected ...

Sebastian Mizera just joined the physics department as an assistant professor, researching quantum field theory.

Just as many young Americans watched the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and felt compelled to join the military, I watched the ...

FROSTI is a new adaptive optics system that precisely corrects distortions in LIGO’s mirrors caused by extreme laser power.

Theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner, Kip Thorne, came to the BYU campus to lecture about his discoveries and ...

In fact, these jets often expand into wide plumes or “lobes” that fan out far above and below their host galaxies. The jets ...