James Webb Space Telescope photographs jeweled ring in the cosmos in one of its best discoveries to date Did you know gravity can create lenses, and Einstein predicted it? Here's one the JSWT saw! Digital Camera World · Jul 11, 2024
Astronomers find Earth's nearest black hole in star cluster visible to the eye Researchers have discovered Earth's closest massive black hole within the Milky Way. The National (Scotland) · Jul 11, 2024
Black hole discovered 20,000 times bigger than sun After two decades trying to find a certain type of black hole, scientists have spotted one about 18,000 light years from our solar system. AAP · Jul 11, 2024
There's a Black Hole Hidden in this Photo of a Digested Dwarf Galaxy What happens when you look inside a stellar fossil? You find a black hole missing link. Inverse · Jul 10, 2024
Hubble Space Telescope finds closest massive black hole to Earth — a cosmic clue frozen in time The Hubble Telescope has discovered a black hole "frozen in time" that's also the closest massive black hole to Earth. Space · Jul 10, 2024
Astronomers find nearest massive black hole – study The black hole has been observed in the star cluster called Omega Centauri – a collection of around 10 million stars. The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024
Study finds black holes made from light are impossible — challenging Einstein's theory of relativity New theoretical research finds that it's impossible to form a black hole with the energy of light particles alone, poking a hole in Einstein's theory of general relativity. LiveScience · Jul 9, 2024
The James Webb Space Telescope finds a jeweled ring in the cosmos A sparkling jeweled ring, created through a cosmic phenomenon called gravitational lensing, has been imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope. Space · Jul 9, 2024
James Webb Space Telescope sees an ancient black hole dance with colliding galaxies Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed the dramatic dance between a supermassive black hole-powered quasar and merging galaxies less than a billion years after the Big Bang. Space · Jul 9, 2024
What are blazars? Discover the fascinating world of blazars: their discovery, formation, and the science behind these energetic cosmic phenomena. Space · Jul 9, 2024
Quasars are 'cosmic signposts' pointing to rare supermassive black hole pairs New research suggests that galaxies with quasars at their active hearts are seven times more likely to harbor elusive supermassive black hole binary paintings than other galaxies. Space · Jul 8, 2024
Watch a supermassive black hole trap a 'fluffy' disk in this simulation A new computer simulation flies through tangled galaxies and zooms in on a black hole to dissect how these voids feats on surrounding matter. Space · Jul 8, 2024
Weird physics at the edges of black holes may help resolve lingering 'Hubble trouble' The expansion of the universe may not be accelerating at the edges of black holes. If this is the case at all event horizons, this may explain "Hubble tension," and the worst prediction in physics. Space · Jul 8, 2024
Reeves warns of ‘difficult decisions’ as she outlines plan to reverse £140bn Tory black hole Rachel Reeves is expected to claim today that Tory mismanagement over 14 years has left the UK economy £140bn smaller than it should be The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024 Portugal v France: a galactic battle lost in the black hole of one man’s ego This Euro 2024 clash could have been an all-time great quarter-final, and instead a part of it was stolen
Space · Jul 1, 2024 Forbidden black holes and ancient stars hide in these 'tiny red dots' (image) The James Webb Space Telescope found "tiny red dots" in the early universe representing overgrown supermassive black holes and stars that are impossibly old for the infant cosmos.
Space · Jun 27, 2024 Missing Milky Way black holes are bad news for this dark matter theory After 20 years watching stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud for hints of a phenomenon predicted by Einstein, scientists throw doubt on the connection between ancient black holes and dark matter.
LiveScience · Jun 27, 2024 This impossibly massive black hole wasn't very hungry during the dawn of time Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an improbably huge black hole near the dawn of time, which doesn't seem to be eating near as much as it should.
LiveScience · Jun 27, 2024 Milky Way's black hole 'exhaust vent' discovered in eerie X-ray observations A gargantuan "exhaust vent" may be channeling hot gas away from the Milky Way's supermassive black hole at millions of miles per hour — and filling up two enormous bubbles that tower over the galaxy.
Space · Jun 26, 2024 Why is mystery object Cygnus X-3 so bright? Astronomers may now have the answer The X-ray-emitting binary system Cygnus X-3 features a massive Wolf-Rayet star donating matter to a compact object, probably a black hole.
Space · Jun 25, 2024 This impossibly massive black hole wasn't very hungry during the dawn of time The James Webb Space Telescope saw a supermassive black hole that wasn't overfeeding when time began, deepening the mystery of how black hole grew so massive so quickly.
Space · Jun 24, 2024 Supermassive black hole winds blowing at 36 million miles per hour can sculpt entire galaxies Astronomers have measured supermassive black hole winds that existed when the universe was less than a billion years old, showing how these cosmic titans shape galaxies.
Space · Jun 22, 2024 Magnetic vortices may help feed supermassive black holes. Here's how A spinning magnetic wind blows from supermassive black holes, paving the way for more matter to fall into them, scientists say.
Salon · Jun 21, 2024 Scientists witness a black hole awaken Scientists observing a galaxy noticed a surge in brightness indicating a black hole began feasting on gas
LiveScience · Jun 20, 2024 Supermassive black hole roars to life before astronomers' eyes in world-1st observations Astronomers may be watching a supermassive black hole "waking up" from a long slumber for the first time ever. The researchers think the black hole may have gotten its hands on a glut of new material to devour, causing an uptick in brightness.