This Supermassive Black Hole May Harbor a Bizarre Star That Refuses to Die
Strange x-ray pulses hint at a surprisingly long-lived white dwarf orbiting precariously close to a supermassive black hole
Feeding supermassive black holes may have ended the cosmic 'dark ages' billions of years ago
NASA's Chandra and NuSTAR telescopes have teamed up to study a supermassive black hole-powered quasar that could have played a key role in ending the cosmic dark ages.
Astronomers capture unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action
Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes at the center of certain galaxies. As matter falls into these black holes, enormous amounts of energy are released, making active galactic nuclei, or AGN,
Mysterious flashing seen near supermassive black hole. Astronomers have an idea what it is
A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could they be?
Feeding supermassive black holes are more common than thought across the universe
"If our eyes were able to detect X-rays, the sky would be full of dots. And every single one of those dots would be an accreting supermassive black hole."
Mysterious black hole starts flashing – and scientists don’t know why
A mysterious black hole has started behaving even more strangely, scientists have said. The supermassive black hole has been sending out flashes that have increased in speed. The black hole is known as 1ES 1927+654,
New research suggests more supermassive black holes than we ever knew
Most picture the night sky as an endless sea of twinkling stars. But if your eyes could see the universe in X-rays, you’d spot thousands upon thousands of bright points representing giant black holes feeding on gas and dust.
Scientists have just realised the universe has more supermassive black holes than anyone believed
According to scientists, there could be more black holes in the universe than previously thought. Researchers reckon astronomers could be missing between 30 per cent and 50 per cent of the feeding supermassive black holes,
Astronomers Discover Supermassive Black Hole Firing a Powerful Energy Beam at Earth
Astronomers have identified a rare cosmic phenomenon: a supermassive black hole, known as J0410−0139, located 12.9 billion light-years from Earth. This black hole, with a mass equivalent to 700 million suns,
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James Webb telescope captures 1st 'mid-infrared' flare from Milky Way's supermassive black hole
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a mid-infrared picture of Sagittarius A*, filling in a long-standing gap in ...
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James Webb Space Telescope sees little red dots feeding black holes: 'This is how you solve a universe-breaking problem'
"This is how you solve the universe-breaking problem." ...
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Astronomers Found Strange, Accelerating X-Ray Pulses Coming From a Black Hole. They Might Be a Sign of an Orbiting White Dwarf
The dense stellar remnant would, if confirmed, be the closest known object to any black hole, according to preliminary ...
A strange black hole is acting even stranger
A strange black hole is making scientists scratch their heads.
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Supermassive black hole births jets, hosts orbiting white dwarf, all while astronomers watch
Since 2018, we've seen 1ES 1927+654 generate jets in real time and found it may have a lone white dwarf orbiting near the ...
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Strange Flashes Could Be Signs of Closest Object Seen Near a Black Hole
Black holes themselves emit no light, but the supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies are often surrounded by ...
Reeves ‘faces £20bn black hole’ as economy slumps
Rachel Reeves faces a £20bn black hole in the public finances due to soaring interest rates and crumbling economic growth, ...
Newfound galaxy class may indicate early black hole growth
In December 2022, less than six months after commencing science operations, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed ...