PORTLAND, Ore. — Rainy fall days have officially arrived in the Rose City! October is in full swing, bringing vibrant fall leaves and cooler Portland weather. Many fall festivities offer indoor ...

Depicted in this artist’s rendering is the central black hole, V404 Cygni (black dot), in the process of consuming a nearby star (orange body at left), while a second star (upper white flash) orbits ...

A research team led by Assistant Professor Makoto Miyoshi of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has independently re-analyzed observation data of the supermassive black hole at ...

The black hole, V404 Cygni, was already known to be circled by a nearby star every 6.5 days. It is likely stripping this stellar companion of matter. (Image credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization ...

Tim Smith Tucked away behind an unglamorous main road, Blue Hole Park is a hidden gem that shows off both the serenity and the thrills of Bermuda's natural beauty. Located within the 12-acre ...

By Dana G. Smith The concept is simple and alluring: There are special regions around the world — called blue zones — where people regularly remain vibrant and active into their 90s and 100s ...

Astronomers discovered the first "black hole triple system", some 7,800 light-years from Earth. The system, called V404 Cygni, was thought to be a black hole and a companion star, but a second ...

For the first time, physicists have observed a “black hole triple” in space. This new system is about 8,000 light years away from Earth and is made up of a central black hole that is in the ...

"Overall, it's not surprising that black holes should be in triples, but what's surprising is that this system held onto the outer star after forming the black hole." Astronomers have discovered ...

Out of curiosity, Burdge reviewed an image of V404 Cygni—a black hole about 8,000 light years from Earth that was one of the very first objects ever to be confirmed as a black hole, in 1992.

A surprising discovery about the black hole V404 Cygnus is expanding our understanding of black holes, the objects they can host, and the way they form. Many black holes detected to date appear to ...