Gotham Teases Just When It Will Finally Reveal Its 'True' Joker
Titans casts another member of the Doom Patrol. The Flash could be looking to cast a few deep comics cuts. Jonathan…
Astronomers Think They Discovered The Missing Link in Black Hole Evolution
Science fiction doesn’t exist to make movies about the stuff we know about—it explores the unknown physics, astronomy,…
What Would Happen If a Black Hole Showed Up in Our Solar System? Hollywood and an Expert Answer
The scenario seems impossible. A black hole randomly passing into our solar system. If it happened, it would obviously…
This Is the Last Thing Japan's Lost Black Hole Satellite Saw Before It Died
Earlier this year, Japan launched a groundbreaking black-hole-monitoring satellite—only to lose control of it almost…
This Image Captures a Black Hole in Rare Feeding Frenzy
One of the most incredible things about black holes is how much bigger they are than almost anything else out there.…
This Is the Highest Angular Resolution Image of Space Ever Captured
This rainbow splatter might not look like the beautiful images of galaxies you’re used to seeing, but it’s actually…
We Finally Know What’s Inside These Mysterious Black Hole Clouds
Black holes are some of the strangest objects in the universe. But, just as impenetrable a mystery? The heavy cloud…
What happens if you fall into a black hole?
Two theories, from the always knowledgable Kurz Gesagt: you die a quick death or you die a very quick death. No one…
This Philip K. Dick Tribute Is a Work of Mind-Fucking Greatness In Its Own Right
Philip K. Dick has had a huge influence on science fiction literature—but it’s pretty rare that you read a new book…
How to Use a Black Hole's Spin to Harvest Energy
A black hole isn’t the energy sink you might think it is. By hurling matter towards a black hole, it might be possible…
The Supermassive Black Hole That’s Growing Impossibly Fast
“Here be dragons” was a phrase once used on ancient maps, often accompanied by mythical sketches, to highlight an…
This Dormant Monster Black Hole Just Woke Up
What you’re seeing is V404 Cygni, a binary system consisting of a star and a black hole, some 7800 light-years away. It…
"Light Echoes" Prove That This Neutron Star is Weirdly Like a Black Hole
Between rainbows, rings, and sharp, hard lines, it’s difficult to not clap my hands in glee while unpacking the levels…
Neat video turns juggler into human black hole
This woman totally seems like she has harnessed the power of a black hole and can suck up all the light and everything…
This Is What a Quasar Looks Like
The mysterious celestial objects called quasars are some of the brightest objects in our universe. Quasars are actually…
X-Rays From the Universe Are Simply Stunning
The Chandra X-ray observatory has been observing the universe in X-ray wavelengths for fifteen years. The space…
10 Comic Books That Would Make Excellent TV Shows
It's official: The most exciting new genre shows on network TV are based on comics. iZombie, Constantine, Flash,…
Stellar Carnage as Neutron Stars Collide
When two neutron stars collide, they viciously shred each other before merging into a black hole punctuated by a gamma…
How big is the Universe, explained in a way you will easily understand
The Royal Observatory of Greenwich, England, has crafted three simple animations to explain three very complex things:…
How would you die if you got swallowed by a black hole?
According to physicists, there are three, er, two and a half different theories on how a person would die if they got…