A mysterious and intense X-ray source near the black hole shines onto the surface layers of the accretion disk, causing iron atoms to radiate characteristic emission -- what astronomers call the iron K line -- at about 6,000 to 7,000 electron volts. The inner part of the disk is orbiting the black h...

How big can they get? What's the largest so far detected? Where does an 18 billion solar mass black hole hide? We've never seen them directly, yet we know they are there. Lurking within dense star clusters or wandering the dust lanes of the galaxy. Where they prey on stars. Or swallow planets whole....

Lizzo is the defining star of 2019—not just for the music she makes, but for what she represents. She talks to TIME about her role models, nude photos and a dream career.

That time Olivia Newton-John gifted us with a totally gay music video for “Physical.” Legendary actress and pop star Olivia Newton-John has passed away at the age of 73. RIP. With a massively successful career that spanned music, film, television, and environmental activism, Newton-John’s work has

Lee Daniels, director of 2009's Precious, sat down with Larry King to discuss, among other things, his new movie The Butler and how his perspective as a gay, black man influenced the film's focus on the civil rights movement. Later, Daniels shared his own story of growing up gay and the continued st...

While everyone has a different opinion on what Pride represents, the core meaning of the celebration is Love. Love that triumphs despite bigotry, oppression, fear, violence and hatred. Love that transcends gender, sex, and the gender binary. In this video we present a variety of famous gay couples ...

Celebrating Black History Month. Kaitlyn Saunders, @the.skate.kid on Instagram, improvises a figure skating performance on Black Lives Matter Plaza. Skating to “Rise Up” by Andra Day, Kaitlyn expresses her hope for the future admist the social unrest. She wants all people to feel “free” - the feeli

We honor and remember the life and legacy of football Brazilian legend Pelé. He passed away on December 29, 2022 of Cancer at the age og 82. The King of Brazilian Soccer winner of three world world soccer cups.

“Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock'n Roll' has died peacefully (May 24, 2023) at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,” her representative said in a statement to Variety.

One of the most popular stars of the 1970s died Friday at age 82. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks back at the career of Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O'Neal, star of "Love Story," "Paper Moon" and "Barry Lyndon."