How did supermassive black holes grow so fast?
How did supermassive black holes grow so fast? Black holes in the early universe pose a bit of a problem. Based on observations from telescopes on Earth and in space, we know that some black […]
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Astronomers Have Found a Galactic Merger With Three Supermassive Black Holes
Astronomers Have Found a Galactic Merger With Three Supermassive Black Holes Of the myriad galaxies we’ve seen in the night sky, NGC 6240 has always stood out for its peculiar shape and unusual infrared brightness. […]
Going against the flow around a supermassive black hole
Going against the flow around a supermassive black hole At the center of a galaxy called NGC 1068, a supermassive black hole hides within a thick doughnut-shaped cloud of dust and gas. When astronomers used […]
Total annihilation for supermassive stars
Total annihilation for supermassive stars A renegade star exploding in a distant galaxy has forced astronomers to set aside decades of research and focus on a new breed of supernova that can utterly annihilate its […]
Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole Has Emitted a Mysteriously Bright Flare
Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole Has Emitted a Mysteriously Bright Flare The supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, is relatively quiet. It’s not an active nucleus, spewing light and heat into […]
Researchers decipher the history of supermassive black holes in the early universe
Researchers decipher the history of supermassive black holes in the early universe Astrophysicists at Western University have found evidence for the direct formation of black holes that do not need to emerge from a star […]