Did Death Cheat Stephen Hawking of a Nobel Prize?

A recent study of black holes confirmed a fundamental prediction that the theoretical physicist made nearly five decades ago. But the ultimate award is beyond his reach.

A Black Hole Feasted on a Neutron Star. 10 Days Later, It Happened Again.

Astronomers had long suspected that collisions between black holes and dead stars occurred, but they had no evidence until a pair of recent detections.

A Black Hole Feasted on a Neutron Star. 10 Days Later, It Happened Again.

Astronomers had long suspected that collisions between black holes and dead stars occurred, but they had no evidence until a pair of recent detections.

Reading Dan Frank, Book Editor and ‘Champion of the Unexampled’

Alan Lightman, Janna Levin and others recall the editor who shaped their work and a literary genre. Plus, more reading recommendations in the Friday edition of the Science Times newsletter.

What to Name a Bunch of Black Holes? You Had Some Ideas.

Recently, astronomers asked aloud which plural term would best suit the most enigmatic entity in the cosmos. The responses were plentiful.