"The results we are obtaining are truly unexpected, and all point to a super Eddington-type growth mechanism for black holes.

Physicists have long grappled with the question of why the universe was able to support the evolution of intelligent life.

A cataclysmic quantum fluctuation could wipe out everything at any moment. The fact that we’re still here is revealing hidden ...

In an article published in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal, new evidence suggests how supermassive black holes, with ...

The largest survey of our universe ever conducted suggests that it closely matches the model most favored by cosmologists. It ...

A new study explores this tantalizing idea. The idea of aliens hiding in a parallel universe — though seemingly absurd — is presented as a way to bridge the gap between theoretical physics and the ...

A recent study sheds light on how supermassive black holes formed so quickly within the first billion years after the Big ...

A $340,000 National Science Foundation grant will support research led by Cal Poly physics Professor Thomas Gutierrez on neutrinos through the international CUPID (CUORE Upgrade with Particle ...

For decades, scientists have used the Milky Way as a model for understanding how galaxies form. But three new studies raise ...

In early November, the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory team did just that by employing the second-fastest ...

CERN researchers found that atomic nuclei shapes impact high-energy collision outcomes, offering new insights into nuclear ...