Tag: black holes
![Artistic rendition of a black hole merging with a neutron star. Image credit: LIGO-India/ Soheb Mandhai](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Black-Hole-Merging-with-Neutron-Star-655x504.png)
What Are Gravitational Waves And How They Helped Us Discover The “Mass Gap” Black Hole
What are gravitational waves, why they’re changing astrophysics, and how did they help us discover the mass gap black hole, GW230529?
![Whirlpool Galaxy taken by Adler Planetarium Telescope Volunteer Bill Chiu](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/UGC_ChiuBill_WhirlpoolGalaxy_2005-655x504.jpg)
You Asked, Our Astronomers Answered!
Header Image: A beautiful image of The Whirlpool Galaxy taken by an Adler Planetarium Telescope Volunteer. Image Credit: Bill Chiu Our universe is vast, mysterious, and ever expanding! Astronomers are constantly discovering and uncovering new secrets about space, which we know can lead to lots of questions. What is a black hole? When can you […]
![This image depicts the thick ring of dust that can obscure the energetic processes that occur near a supermassive black hole of an active galactic nuclei.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/acd17-0168-12-1.jpg)
AstroFan: A Feast Fit For A Black Hole
Header Image: An artist’s illustration of a thick ring of dust near the supermassive black hole of an active galactic nuclei. Image Credit: NASA / SOFIA / Lynette Cook Ah yes, it is the day after Thanksgiving, and I bet you’re currently dealing with the inevitable ‘post-feast malaise’. What if I told you that at this […]