Black holes are among the most intriguing and enigmatic objects in the universe, representing the mysterious endpoints of gravity’s relentless pull. These cosmic entities, born from the collapse of massive stars or through other astrophysical processes, possess such intense gravitational fields that not even light can escape their grasp. The concept of a black hole … Read more
Nearly every massive galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole at its center. When two galaxies merge, their black holes can form a binary pair, meaning they are in a bound orbit with one another. It’s hypothesized that these binaries are fated to eventually merge, but this has never been observed. The question of whether such … Read more
Black holes are fascinating celestial objects that defy our conventional understanding of space and time. These enigmatic entities are formed through the gravitational collapse of massive stars, a process that results in an extraordinarily dense region in space where gravity is so intense that nothing, not even light, can escape. Understanding how black holes form … Read more
Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by the acceleration of massive objects, such as merging black holes or neutron stars. First predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916 as part of his theory of general relativity, gravitational waves remained elusive for decades. It wasn’t until the 21st century that scientists successfully detected … Read more
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the international Fermi Large Area Telescope Collaboration have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery – almost 300 gamma-ray pulsars showcased in their Third Catalog of Gamma Ray Pulsars. This achievement marks a significant milestone, emerging 15 years after Fermi’s launch in 2008 when the count of known gamma-ray pulsars was … Read more
New findings presented at the 2023 National Astronomy Meeting by Connar Rowan, a Ph.D. student at the University of Oxford, shed light on the circumstances that could lead to black hole merger events following the detection of gravitational waves. Since the initial detection of gravitational waves in 2015, scientists have been grappling with the challenge … Read more