supermassive black holes

Emerging Supermassive Black Holes Choke Star Formation

[/caption] Located on the Chajnantor plateau in the foothills of the Chilean Andes, ESO's APEX telescope has been busy looking…

12 years ago

Galaxy Interactions Could Cause Overweight Black Holes

[/caption] Yep. It's true. Almost all galaxies are guilty of having a supermassive black hole in their centers. Some even…

13 years ago

Is M85 Missing a Black Hole?

[/caption] The conventional wisdom of galaxies is that they should have a central massive black hole (CMBH). The presence of…

13 years ago

Rare New Galaxy Reveals Black Hole Jet Secrets

[/caption] A newly discovered galaxy is aiding astronomers in the research into the early evolution of individual galaxies and galaxy…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

Galactic Mergers Fail to Feed Black Holes

[/caption] The large black holes that reside at the center of galaxies can be hungry beasts. As dust and gas…

13 years ago

Taking a Galaxy’s Temperature

[/caption] The role that supermassive black holes play in the formation of galaxies is a "hot" topic in astronomy. Using…

13 years ago

Astronomy Without A Telescope – Black Hole Evolution

[/caption] While only observable by inference, the existence of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at the centre of most - if…

13 years ago

Retro Black Holes Are More Powerful

[/caption] Black holes seem to defy our comprehension and be contrary to conventional understanding. So perhaps it is not entirely…

14 years ago

Andromeda’s Unstable Black Hole

[/caption] The Andromeda galaxy, the closest spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way, has a supermassive blackhole at the center…

14 years ago