The sharpest black hole collision ever detected just gave Einstein another win—and raised hopes that the next one might rewrite gravity.

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In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

If a pair of black holes coalesce into one, much of that vast energy can be released in a few seconds.

When two black holes collide, it’s one of the most violent events in the universe, releasing energy that dwarfs anything […] ...

Scientists have discovered two supermassive black holes, locked together in a final, terrible spiral. They're about to collide. And when they do, it will shake the fabric of spacetime itself. Combing ...

Imagine, it comes out of nowhere. A blinding flash, spanning the entire globe. It lasts only a few seconds, but when it's ...

Hypothetical dark matter stars known as "boson stars" could leave telltale ripples across the cosmos, offering researchers a new way to probe the invisible forces shaping the universe. In 2019, a ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Last month when scientists announced new ...