How We Discovered The Strange Physics Of Jets From Supermassive Black Holes
Konstantinos N. Gourgouliatos, Durham University Supermassive black holes, which lurk at the heart of most galaxies, are often described as …
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Size Matters For Black Hole Formation, But There’s Something Missing In The Middle Ground
Holger Baumgardt, The University of Queensland and Michael Drinkwater, The University of Queensland So far, all black holes discovered by …
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Rare Glimpse Of A Black Hole’s Magnetic Field Could Help Us To Understand How It Feeds
Encountering a black hole would be a frightening prospect for our planet. We know that these cosmic monsters ferociously devour …
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Found: The Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole Ever Discovered
Scientists have uncovered a rare relic from the early universe: the farthest known supermassive black hole. This matter-eating beast is …
Astronomy, Black Holes
What Is A Shooting Black Hole?
A shooting black hole is a commonly used term for the scientific event known as a ‘black hole flare’. A …
Black Holes, Outer Space
What Is A Black Hole?
Black holes are one of the most fascinating phenomena in space. They have a significant gravitational attraction and are extremely …
Black Holes, Outer Space
What Is A Super Massive Black Hole?
You have probably heard about a black hole, but what about a super massive black hole? Compared to a general …
Black Holes, Outer Space
Astronomers Observe Two Super-Massive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other For The First Time
Reported in the Astrophysical Journal, a new series of observations may change the way we think about black holes. Using …
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Astronomers Are Pursuing A Renegade Supermassive Black Hole
Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has helped to pinpoint a supermassive black hole that is believed to be on …
Black Holes, Outer Space
We’re Getting Closer To The First Ever Image Of A Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope has just been switched on, and we’re about to get our first ever image of a …
Astronomy, Black Holes, Cosmology, Outer Space
Scientists Are Beginning To Understand The Mystery Of Merging Black Holes
Astrophysicists from the University of Birmingham have made significant progress in understanding a key mystery of gravitational wave astrophysics – …
Black Holes, Outer Space, Stars
Star Discovered In Closest Known Orbit Around Likely Black Hole
Astronomers have found evidence for a star that whips around a black hole about twice an hour. This may be …
Black Holes, Outer Space, Telescopes
Event Horizon Telescope Will Begin The Most Detailed Observation Of A Blackhole In April
The Event Horizon Telescope is set to begin operations in April with the goal of producing the most detailed look …
Black Holes, Outer Space
A New Type Of Middleweight Black Hole Has Been Spotted For The First Time
A new type of black hole has been discovered in the Milky Way known as a middle weight blackhole. It’s …
Black Holes, Outer Space
NASA Spots Largest, Most Active Black Hole Ever
A giant black hole ripped apart a star and then gorged on its remains for about a decade, according to …
Black Holes, Outer Space
Meet The Black Hole Living Inside A Nebula
W44 is a supernova remnant 10,000 light years from our planet. Created by an exploding star, this majestic nebula is …
Astronomy, Black Holes, Cosmology, Outer Space, Physics
Possible Link Between Primordial Black Holes And Dark Matter
Dark matter is a mysterious substance composing most of the material universe, now widely thought to be some form of …
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X-Ray Echoes Of A Shredded Star Provide Close-Up of ‘Killer’ Black Hole
Some 3.9 billion years ago in the heart of a distant galaxy, the intense tidal pull of a monster black …
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Black Hole Makes Material Wobble Around It
The European Space Agency’s orbiting X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, has proved the existence of a “gravitational vortex” around a black hole. …
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Starvation Diet For Black Hole Dims Brilliant Galaxy
Astronomers may have solved the mystery of the peculiar volatile behavior of a supermassive black hole at the center of …
Black Holes, NuStar, Outer Space, Telescopes
NuSTAR Finds Black Holes Hiding In Our Cosmic Backyard
NuSTAR has recently identified two gas-enshrouded massive black holes that are located at the center of nearby galaxies. NASA’s NuSTAR …
Black Holes, Outer Space
NASA Selects Mission To Study Black Holes, Cosmic X-Ray Mysteries
NASA has selected a science mission that will allow astronomers to explore, for the first time, the hidden details of …
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Mini Black Holes Hit The Earth Every 1,000 Years
Have you ever worried about being swallowed by a black hole, what about a mini blackhole? From the dawn of …
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The Truth About Black Holes
Researchers are always looking into space for new data and new research suggests the universe is full of super-massive black …
Astronomy, Black Holes, Hubble
Behemoth Black Hole Found In Unlikely Place
Astronomers have found a supermassive black hole weighing in at 17 billion suns in a sparsely populated area of the …
Black Holes, ESO
Red Flashes Spotted As Black Hole Devours Star
Research from a team at the University of Southampton have spotted red flashes coming from a black hole 7,800 light-years from Earth. …
Astronomy, Black Holes
5D Black Holes Could Break Relativity
New research suggests that five-dimensional black holes could break Einstein’s theory of general relativity. These 5D black holes don’t actually …
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Reflects On Gravitational Wave Discovery [VIDEO]
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson reflects on the detection of space-time ripples and waves as observed from colliding black holes. In this …
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Blast From Black Hole Seen In Distant Galaxy
NASA has recently spied a black-hole explosion from a galaxy far, far away. Seen above (and below) is the Pictor …
Black Holes, Space Time
Stephen Hawking Publishes New Solution For Black Hole Paradox
Professor Stephen Hawking has recently published a new theory that details how black holes are able to store information. The …
Black Holes, ESO
GRAVITY Instrument Prepares To Observe Our Galaxy’s Black Hole
GRAVITY is a new instrument that has been designed to observe regions near black holes. It is nearly up and …
Black Holes, Telescopes
Event Horizon Snapshot Due In 2017
Nine radio telescopes have been positioned around the globe. They’re set to take the first ever picture of a black …
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The Largest Black Holes Can Reach A Mass Of 50 Billion Suns
New research shows that black holes found at the center of galaxies may be as large as 50 billion suns. …
Black Holes, NASA
NASA Observes Object Coming Out Of A Blackhole For The First Time Ever
Commonly held belief and scientific proof holds true that black holes suck matter in rather than spewing them out. But …