Astronomers just watched a black hole twist spacetime
Dec 18, 2025 · Astronomers have detected spacetime itself being dragged and twisted by a spinning black hole for the first time. The discovery, seen during a star’s violent destruction, confirms a …
Astronomers aim to take ‘revolutionary’ moving image of black ...
1 day ago · A picture released in 2019 of the shadow of the black hole at the heart of the Messier 87 galaxy taken by the Event Horizon Telescope. Now, astronomers want to capture a moving image of …
Scientists Catch a Black Hole Twisting Spacetime for the ...
Dec 11, 2025 · The study, presented in Science Advances, captures the first observations of a swirling vortex in spacetime caused by a rapidly rotating black hole. The effect, known as Lense-Thirring …
Einstein's theory comes wrapped up with a bow: Astronomers ...
Dec 10, 2025 · Their study, presented in Science Advances, reports on the very first observations of a swirling vortex in spacetime caused by a rapidly rotating black hole.
Astronomers plan to film first-ever video of a black hole
1 day ago · According to the report, astronomers have selected a cosmic object the size of the Solar System with a mass of six billion Suns for the filming. “For the first time, astronomers are preparing …
Revolutionary imaging of black hole aims to prove they are ...
12 hours ago · Dark, hungry and inescapable: black holes are often portrayed as the ultimate cosmic villains. But now astronomers are preparing to capture a movie of a supermassive black hole in …
Astronomers to Film First-Ever Black Hole Movie in ...
1 day ago · Cambridge scientists lead a global effort to film a supermassive black hole in action, a feat that could transform our understanding of the universe. Discover the ambitious project's goals.