Black holes are places where gravity is so powerful that nothing — not even light — can escape. Rather than being empty, black holes are chock full of matter that gets squeezed into a teensy space.

The curious minds at What If debunk six black hole "facts" that scientists initially got wrong.

7 Weird Facts About Black Holes Prepare to be wowed by the mysterious cosmic wonders that are black holes.

White holes could be doorways to distant regions of the universe—or to other universes entirely.

In the realm of general relativity, black holes are well-known for their ability to trap light and matter by bending spacetime, creating a point of no return. While black holes have fascinated ...

Discover a space from which nothing can escape with the latest black hole news, features, articles and facts.

In science fiction, wormholes are hyperspace subway tubes linking one part of a galaxy directly to another, distant point. But could they actually exist? To find out, we talk to theoretical ...

For Black Hole Week 2023, we've rounded up our best recent black hole news stories and our favorite facts about black holes from NASA and astronomers worldwide.

A new study suggests that a black hole singularity—where time and matter are condensed into infinitely small space—could be a transition to a beginning. This beginning is a white hole—a ...

Physicist Carlo Rovelli is unique among modern scientists who write for popular audiences in his ability to capture the purest essence of his science with both precision and lyricism.

Billions of white holes may be floating around outer space, according to Rovelli. Like black holes, their existence would significantly affect the structure and future development of the universe.