Two unusual gravitational-wave events, discovered by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA colloboration, enhance our understanding of black ...

In a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, the international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration reports on the detection of two gravitational wave events in October and November of 2024 ...

Gravitational wave detectors on Earth have heard the "cry" of two newborn black holes with some unusual and remarkable ...

Dark matter makes up about 85 percent of all matter in the universe. It neither emits nor absorbs light, making it invisible ...

Deep in the core of most galaxies, hidden by spinning clouds of gas and dust, black holes spin like cosmic engines. These giants — some are billions of times heavier than our sun — can shoot out ...

A pair of distant cosmic black hole mergers, measured just one month apart in late 2024, is improving how scientists understand the nature and ...

A new form of 3D-printed twisting metamaterial could lead to improved crash protection for vehicles in the years ahead.

A new form of 3D-printed twisting metamaterial which can mitigate the effects of impact could lead to improved crash protection for vehicles in the years ahead.

A new form of 3D-printed twisting metamaterial which can mitigate the effects of impact could lead to improved crash ...

High above the Sun’s blazing equator lie its mysterious poles, the birthplace of fast solar winds and the heart of its ...

New results from an international team including UBC astrophysicists highlight the first black hole observed to be spinning ...