Physicists at the University of Southampton achieved a milestone by successfully creating a "black hole bomb" in a laboratory setting. Led by Marion Cromb, the research team designed a harmless proof ...

Scientists have just built the world’s first black hole bomb—a groundbreaking device that can tap into the terrifying power of black holes. Using spinning mirrors and the mysterious force of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A black hole is a terrifying concept, but the mysterious nexus of ...

A visionary plan proposes sending a paperclip-sized spacecraft, powered by Earth-based lasers, to a nearby black hole within a century. Led by astrophysicist Cosimo Bambi, the mission would test the ...

It sounds like science fiction: a spacecraft, no heavier than a paperclip, propelled by a laser beam and hurtling through space at the speed of light toward a black hole, on a mission to probe the ...

On Sept. 14, 2015, physicists attained the long-sought goal of detecting gravitational waves, the shockwaves spewed out by such cataclysmic events as the violent merger of two black holes. Now, in the ...