Mathematical quirks of our universe have led some cosmologists to wonder whether the cosmos was actually born in a black hole. Parallels in the physics of the universe and that of black holes have led ...

An unusually massive black hole in the very early universe may be a kind of exotic, star-less black hole first theorised by Stephen Hawking. In August, Boyuan Liu at the University of Cambridge and ...

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot has limited some of its Imagine image generation features to paid X subscribers, days after international uproar over the AI tool responded to user requests by “digitally ...

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Three galaxies with supermassive black holes at their centres appear to be in the process of merging into a single, giant galaxy, a process that astronomers have rarely seen. To grow to such enormous ...

Grok AI image generation on X is now limited to paying subscribers after global backlash. Elon Musk's xAI faced criticism for Grok enabling nonconsensual sexualized images of real people. Governments ...

Some 1.2 billion light-years from Earth, a massive event is unfolding on cosmic scales. There, not two, but three galaxies are gradually coming together in a giant, triple collision named ...

For decades, Patagonia’s Black Hole lineup has been the bar by which so many other bags, especially duffels and travel packs, are measured. However, as the industry has shifted, so too has the brand’s ...

Astronomers have decoded the hidden past of a distant red giant star by listening to tiny vibrations in its light, revealing clues of a dramatic cosmic history. The star, which quietly orbits a ...

This year marked a transformative moment in fashion. From Grace Wales Bonner becoming the first Black woman to lead a major luxury house, to Ayo Edebiri making history as Chanel’s first Black female ...

This week, the AFRO reflects on the lives and legacies left behind by leaders, entertainers and noted members of the community. Take a look at the notable Black figures who died in 2025, leaving ...