A bizarre video clip recorded at a workshop in Mexico has created quite a stir on social media this month.
The phenomenon, which looks like someone has punched holes in the cloud cover, had puzzled scientists for decades.
Astronomers recently made the fascinating discovery of the brightest and fastest growing quasar ever seen.
The international team of astronomers describe their intriguing discovery and explore what it could be.
The huge black hole at the center of our galaxy is spinning at such an extreme rate that it is literally squishing space-time.
Military veteran Aaron James had lost his eye and half of his face in a high-voltage electrical accident.
The bizarre scene looked like something out of an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The telltale gravitational signature of supermassive black holes merging has been detected by astronomers for the first time.
The 76-year-old disappeared into a hole after erosion caused his garden patio to collapse into a long forgotten well.
It might sound unthinkable, but is our universe simply the interior of a black hole that is situated within another universe ?
Fed up with her existing job, 29-year-old Jessica Caldwell decided to start a whole new career as a practicing witch.
Back in 2013, Jeff Bush had been sleeping in his bed when a hole suddenly opened in the ground and swallowed him up.
Black holes may be the long-sought source of the mysterious dark energy that makes up most of the universe.
Astronomers seeking alien 'technosignatures' far out in space have suggested that black holes could be the key.
The new experimental aircraft is set to make its debut flight this year, potentially kickstarting a whole new era of aviation.
Charles Amicangel had been delivering parcels when the ground suddenly gave way beneath his feet.
A PhD student in Antarctica recently captured footage of a camera being lowered down a deep borehole in the ice.
Using quantum computers, the researchers simulated a working 'baby' wormhole without rupturing space and time.
Situated in our 'cosmic backyard', this newly discovered behemoth is ten times more massive than the Sun.
The incident serves as a stark reminder of the danger these enormous snakes can pose to humans.