Gravitational Echo Will Reveal the Number of Primordial Black Holes
A black hole merger gives birth to a gravitational wave. Sometimes the wave’s path is blocked by a galaxy or a clump of dark matter, predicted by Zwicky and discovered by Rubin.
Invisible Middleweight Black Holes Discovered
Black holes come in lightweights, born from dying stars, and supermassive ones at galactic cores. The missing intermediate link had been hiding. Fast radio bursts, cosmic signals lasting milliseconds but carrying the energy of days of sunlight, helped crack the case. Think of these bursts as cries from the depths of the universe.
The Black Hole's Record: Flare Rhythm Reveals Its Spin
A giant black hole tore apart a star, leaving behind a lopsided disk of scorching gas — like a vinyl record warped by the heat. Now a tiny black hole (or a star) zips around and repeatedly pierces that disk. Each puncture is a bright X-ray flare.