Black Holes
Best-Ever Radio Image of Black Hole Jets
[/caption] A new image taken by an array of radio telescopes is the best resolution view ever of particle jets…
A New Way to Visualize Warped Space and Time
[/caption] Trying to understand the warping of space and time is something like visualizing a scene from Alice in Wonderland…
What Is A Singularity?
The concept of a space-time singularity - where time and space itself become infinite and undifferentiated - is one of…
Message in a Wobble: Black Holes Send Memos in Light
[/caption] Imagine a spinning black hole so colossal and so powerful that it kicks photons, the basic units of light,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 213: Supermassive Black Holes
It’s now believed that there’s a supermassive black hole lurking at the heart of every galaxy in the Universe. These…
Oldest Black Holes are Growing the Fastest
[/caption] Astronomers have determined that the era of first fast growth of the most massive black holes occurred when the…
Will the Milky Way’s Black Hole Become ‘Hyperactive’?
[/caption] From a NASA press release: A new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory tells scientists how often the biggest…
Penrose: WMAP Shows Evidence of ‘Activity’ Before Big Bang
[/caption] Have scientists seen evidence of time before the Big Bang, and perhaps a verification of the idea of the…
Has a Recent, Nearby Supernova Become a Baby Black Hole?
[/caption] Back in 1979, amateur astronomer Gus Johnson discovered a supernova about 50 million light years away from Earth, when…
What Hanny’s Voorwerp Reveals About Quasar Deaths
[/caption]Hanny's Voorwerp is a popular topic of conversation due to its novel discovery by Hanny Van Arkel perusing images from…