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Scientists use XRISM spacecraft to predict fate of matter around monster supermassive black hole

The spacecraft XRISM has examined light from a distant galaxy that houses a supermassive black hole to determine the fate of matter in the void's gravitational thrall.

Space

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang

Primordial black holes left over from the Big Bang and no wider than a dime could be a prime target for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope after it launches in 2026.

Space

James Webb telescope measures the starlight around the universe's biggest, oldest black holes for 1st time ever

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have separated the light of a quasar from the light of its surrounding stars, offering unprecedented insight into how the universe's oldest black holes grew.

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Fall into a black hole in mind-bending NASA animation (video)

Black hole week is on, and to celebrate NASA is taking us on a way to plunge past the event horizon of a supermassive black hole and on a time-bending trip around the same cosmic titan.

Space

Epic NASA video takes you to the heart of a black hole — and destroys you in seconds

What would it be like to fall past the event horizon of a black hole? A new NASA simulation provides a peek into the bizarre physics of spaghettification.

LiveScience

James Webb Space Telescope suggests supermassive black holes grew from heavy cosmic 'seeds'

The mystery of how early universe supermassive black holes grew so quickly may be solved, with the James Webb Space Telescope finding the first evidence of "heavy seeds."

Space

See this galaxy's bright center? It's home to a voracious supermassive black hole

To launch Black Hole Week, NASA released this new Hubble image of spiral galaxy NGC 4951.

Space

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Black hole collision 'alerts' could notify astronomers within 30 seconds of detection

Astronomers will be alerted to gravitational waves faster than ever before as LIGO and other detectors "listen" to a universal symphony.

Space

Does a cosmic 'glitch' in gravity challenge Albert Einstein's greatest theory?

Scientists think they've uncovered a cosmic "glitch" in gravity that could require a revision in Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Space

China's 'lobster eye' Einstein telescope releases 1st batch of trippy space images

Flaring stars, black hole outbursts and gamma-rays are just some of the cosmic exotica that Einstein Probe will hunt for.

LiveScience

32 sci-fi movies that deserve a sequel

From space travel to time travel, these are the sci-fi movies begging to tell more stories

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Scientists use AI to reconstruct energetic flare blasted from Milky Way's supermassive black hole

Combining AI and observations of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, scientists have reconstructed a 3D video of Sagittarius A* and its environment.

Space

Physicist Claudia de Rham: ‘Gravity connects everything, from a person to a planet’

The scientist on training as a diver, pilot and astronaut in order to understand the true nature of gravity, and why being able to describe what happens at the centre of a black hole is so important

The Guardian - UK

Priyamvada Natarajan | Universe’s cartographer

The Hindu profiles on Astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan's groundbreaking work on black holes and dark matter earns her a spot on TIME's influential list.

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Meet Gaia-BH3, The Largest Stellar Black Hole Ever Spotted And The 2nd-Nearest To Earth

Analysing data from ESA’s Gaia mission, scientists made a remarkable discovery - they spotted Gaia-BH3, the largest ever stellar black hole. The post Meet Gaia-BH3, The Largest Stellar Black Hole Ever Spotted And The 2nd-Nearest To Earth first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Unexpected massive black hole discovery

Here's how a wobbly, winking little star 2,000 light-years away gave astronomers their biggest discovery yet

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Astronomers Discover Milky Way's Second-Largest Black Hole

Astronomers discover Milky Way's second-largest black hole, shedding light on cosmic mysteries and opening new scientific frontiers.

Space

Monster black hole seen feeding on nearby matter just 1 billion years after Big Bang (photos)

The robotic telescopes of the Virtual Telescope Project have observed a quasar powered by a supermassive black hole 3 billion times as massive as the sun at the very edge of the universe

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Record breaker! Milky Way's most monstrous stellar-mass black hole is sleeping giant lurking close to Earth (Video)

Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar-born black hole ever seen in the Milky Way, and it lies relatively close to Earth.

Latin Times

Astronomers Discover Largest Black Hole In Milky Way: Study

The black hole, named Gaia BH3, was discovered "by chance" from data collected by the European Space Agency's Gaia mission.

The Guardian - UK

Astronomers discover Milky Way’s biggest stellar black hole – 33 times mass of sun

BH3 spotted when scientists chanced upon star in Aquila constellation ‘wobbling’ under its gravitational force

LiveScience

Most massive stellar black hole in the Milky Way discovered 'extremely close' to Earth

Astronomers found the most massive stellar-mass black hole in the galaxy after spotting a star "wobbling" nearby. The baby monster is the 2nd-closest black hole to Earth ever detected.

Space

Do black holes hide the secrets of their ancestors?

Some black holes are so massive they were likely created as smaller black holes that merged. Maybe we can use such black hole "children" to learn about the black hole "ancestors."

The Guardian - UK

Scotland’s artists fear ‘cultural black hole’ after festival and film project cancelled

Calls for Scottish government to increase support grow, following funding cuts to public arts body

Space

Tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang may be prime dark matter suspects

Don't rule out primordial black holes as dark matter suspects just yet! Particle-sized black holes may resist evaporation, surviving long enough to account for the universe's most mysterious stuff.

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