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A rare trio of supermassive black holes spotted as three galaxies collide
Located a billion light years away from Earth, the collision doesn't pose any threat to th…
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Einstein's theory of general relativity just got 500 times harder to beat thanks to the first-ever black hole to be caught on camera
"Using the gauge we developed, we showed that the measured size of the black hole shadow in M8…
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The fastest-growing black hole in the universe eats one sun a day — doubling its diet from just a month ago
The black hole is 1.2 billion light-years away from Earth and 8,000 times bigger than the blac…
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Colliding black holes the size of Lucknow merged to create light for the first time
A black hole merger between two partner black holes — with a combined mass of 150 suns but only as …
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Scientists spotted jets of hot gas whizzing out of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy
Authors of a new study reveal how they imaged plasma jets shooting out of a black hole nestled insi…
Aylin Woodward
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Supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is beating faster than ever before
However, an increasing number of studies are pointing to the possibility that this may no long…
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Supermassive black hole traps six galaxies in a 'spider web' that is 300 times bigger than the Milky Way
This is the first time that such a large number of galaxies have been spotted so close to …
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Watch 2 supermassive black holes dance around each other in a mesmerizing NASA animation
Black holes are encircled by a glowing disk of hot gas. When one black hole approaches another, its…
Aylin Woodward
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NASA footage reveals 4 types of solar eruptions and 'holes' that could affect Earth as the sun grows more active
The sun's activity is increasing with giant "holes," solar storms, and a plasma polar vortex. NASA …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Astronomers found gargantuan black hole 40 billion times bigger than the Sun — and it’s still not the biggest black hole ever
Located in the Galaxy Holm 15A among the Abell 85 cluster, the actual span of the black hole wou…
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A black hole spewed out material equivalent to 500 Empire State Buildings at nearly the speed of light — and NASA caught it on video
This black hole and its companion star make up the system called MAXI J1820+070 located within t…
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Scientists captured the first-ever picture of a supermassive black hole in the middle of a feeding frenzy — and it’s a little twisted
It’s called a quasar because it’s actively sucking in material, creating a very bright cen…
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An 'ultramassive' black hole has been discovered that's 33 billion times the mass of the sun
Scientists at Durham University in the UK used the way gravity bends light at great distances to pi…
Marianne Guenot
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Supermassive black holes grew from mysterious ‘seeds’ that are yet to be found
Black holes are one of the most mysterious objects in outer space whose origins continue to perplex…
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Supermassive black hole is tearing apart a star which got too close
TDEs occur when a supermassive black hole's forces are so strong that they overwhelm the star'…
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Supermassive black hole is eating meals worth four Moons thrice a day
In fact, the phenomenon was so unprecedented that scientists had to coin a new phrase for it —…
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New stars running from the death of their own galaxies means our Milky Way might survive
These stars are migrant refugees fleeing from their own dwarf galaxies — known as Magellanic Clo…
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Two massive bubbles stretch 700 light years above and below the center of the Milky Way
One of the largest features ever seen, has been spotted right at the center of our very own galaxy,…
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Meet the black hole at the center of our galaxy: Scientists just took its picture for the first time
Researchers unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole lurking at the heart of our gal…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Paola R…
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Black hole image supports Einstein's theory of gravity, disappointing scientists who are probing for cracks
Researchers captured the first image of our galaxy's supermassive black hole. It could help confirm…