Hello, December! I’m grateful to everyone who has already supported Two Coats of Paint 2025 Year-end Fundraising Campaign. An exhibition traces the radical advancements in painting by Al Held, ...

A black hole inside a distant spiral galaxy is devouring material from the universe around it and creating winds at speeds never before seen by astronomers. The European Space Agency said that the ...

X-ray space telescopes caught a supermassive black hole flinging matter into space at a fifth of the speed of light Supermassive black holes are the monsters of the universe, so it is perhaps only ...

A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

It’s the greatest cosmic murder mystery of the year: How did a black hole destroy a star—and what kind of black hole is the culprit? Normally, so-called “gamma ray bursts,” sudden flashes of extremely ...

In other words, the matter traveled at 20% the speed of light. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Supermassive black holes are ...

BISMARCK – Kenneth Pfaff, 87, passed away Nov. 17, 2025. Services Nov. 21, at 1 p.m., Bismarck Funeral Home. Visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial at Washburn Baptist Cemetery. Arrangements ...

Why they're black: Their gravitational pull is so extreme that even light can't escape Black holes are places where gravity is so powerful that nothing — not even light — can escape. Rather than being ...