It is called a black hole, because it acts like an ideal black body, as it reflects no light. According to the theory of ...

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Einstein believed that black holes didn't really exist. But they do: that much we know. We don't know much else about them.

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. At the beginning of time and the center of every black hole lies a point of infinite density called a singularity. To explore these ...

Black holes, the densest objects in the universe, eat up anything that comes too close, even light. Is there anything left inside these behemoths that could reveal what they devoured in the first ...

In the realm of general relativity, black holes are well-known for their ability to trap light and matter by bending ...