Figure showing sections through marginal surfaces in a ‘snapshot’ of the researchers’ simulation. The apparent horizons are the three dark lines (the newly formed one is outside and contains the two ...
When space telescopes blazed with high-energy radiation for hours earlier this year, astronomers suspected that they were witnessing something special. The cosmic flash GRB 250702B was no ...
Scientists have begun to unravel the origin story of a cataclysmic collision between two black holes, which seem to have met their fate on a rarely observed "squashed" orbital path. Subscribe to our ...
Understanding these mergers helps explain binary star fates and potential progenitors of thermonuclear supernovae. The six known DAQ type white dwarfs exhibit log (C/H) > –0.5 and appear in optical ...
The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
Binary Black Hole Merger Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology Binary Black Hole Merger Graphics for use alongside GW241011 and GW241110 releases Binary Black Hole Merger Graphics for ...