In November 2024, gravitational-wave detectors recorded the violent merger of two black holes billions ...
For the first time, a binary black hole merger, observed in November 2024, has been linked with a short gamma-ray burst (GRB), a phenomenon that was previously thought impossible. This unprecedented ...
Astronomers suspect that the flare is a a burst of radiation that occurs when a black hole consumes a hapless star, ripping it apart and swallowing it. Astronomers are continuing to monitor the black ...