Black Holes
Chandra’s Verdict on the Demise of a Star: “Death by Black Hole”
This week, astronomers announced the detection of a rare event, a star being torn to shreds by a massive black…
Gravitational Lens Seen for the First Time in Gamma Rays
An exciting new discovery was unveiled early this week at the 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society being held…
Thousands Of Supermassive Black Holes Could Lurk In New X-Ray Data
Supermassive black holes likely are behind most of the nearly 100,000 new X-ray sources plotted by the Swift X-ray Telescope,…
Galaxy May Host ‘Death Spiral’ Of Two Black Holes Becoming One
Two black holes in the middle of a galaxy are gravitationally bound to each other and may be starting to…
Best Evidence Yet for a High-Energy Jet Emanating from the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Jets of high energy particles emanating from a black hole have been detected plenty of times before, but in other…
Delving Into The Mystery Of Black Hole Jets
The concept of a black hole jet isn't a new one, but we still have a lot to learn about…
Sgr A* Could Be a Relic of a Powerful AGN
The early universe was sizzling with active galactic nuclei (AGN) — intensely luminous cores powered by supermassive black holes — most…
Early Supermassive Black Holes First Formed as Twins
It's one of the puzzles of cosmology and stellar evolution: how did supermassive black holes get so... well, supermassive... in the…
ALMA Peers Into Giant Black Hole Jets
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to observe what happens to a galaxy near a black hole?…
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Navigating the Cosmos by Quasar
50 million light-years away a quasar resides in the hub of galaxy NGC 4438, an incredibly bright source of light…