Astronomers watch monster black hole spit out a light-year-long jet
Astronomers are very familiar with the twin jets launched from the poles of supermassive black holes. These structures can stretch for distances as great as 23 million light-years, extending way above and below the plane of the galaxy from which they erupt.
Astronomers find hundreds of 'hidden' black holes — and there may be billions or even trillions more
Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the very first time.
Mysterious flashing seen near supermassive black hole. Astronomers have an idea what it is
A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could they be?
The First Monster Black Hole Ever Imaged Is Changing Before Our Eyes
First Step on the Way to a Video of the Black Hole In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration made history by releasing the first-ever image of a black hole—M87*, located at the center of the galaxy M87.
Cosmic first: Astronomers observed real-time formation of black hole jets
A remarkable black hole, located 270 million light-years away in the Draco constellation, has become the center of groundbreaking discoveries. Known as 1ES 1927+654, this supermassive black hole has exhibited unique and puzzling behavior,
The 1st monster black hole ever imaged has messy eating habits
A new analysis of M87*, the first black hole imaged by humanity, has revealed turbulence in the matter around it, which this supermassive black hole feasts upon.
Astronomers concerned about billions of black holes eating ‘hidden’ matter
Astronomers have warned that billions of black holes are consuming "hidden" matter in the universe. Against the odds, Prince Harry has won a landmark victory A meteorite 100 times bigger than the dinosaur-killing space rock may have nourished early microbial life The gigantic Russian Ekranoplan aircraft carrier How quitting alcohol benefits your body after a day,
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Time-lapse of 1st black hole ever imaged reveals how matter swirls around it
Scientists used changes in the supermassive black hole M87*'s accretion disk to infer its orientation, size and turbulence ...
Scientists use black-hole mergers to test symmetries of the universe
In an article published in Physical Review Letters on Thursday, scientists carried out an innovative study testing the ...
Mysterious Pulsing X-Rays From a Nearby Black Hole Baffle Astronomers
MIT astronomers have been captivated by the strange behaviors of a supermassive black located 270 million light-years away, ...