Physicists have built the first ever black hole bomb, a long-theorised phenomenon where energy is boosted by a black hole and trapped by surrounding mirrors until an explosion occurs. Thankfully, this ...

In a remarkable breakthrough, astronomers have uncovered the first known triple system where three galaxies, each harboring an active, radio-bright supermassive black hole, are caught in the midst of ...

In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

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