Beyond the Brink: What Happens When You Fall Into a Black Hole?

 

THE UNIVERSE Beyond the Brink

Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole? Now, thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, viewers can plunge into the event horizon, a black hole’s point of no return. LEARN MORE

THE UNIVERSE Hunting Primordial Black Holes A group of scientists has predicted that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could find a class of elusive “featherweight” black holes.  READ MORE

THE UNIVERSE Cooler than Expected Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. While 55 Cancri e is far too hot to be habitable, researchers think it could provide a unique window for studying interactions between atmospheres, surfaces, and interiors of rocky planets. READ MORE