Collaborate Disseminate
Supermassive black holes are thought to grow slowly, as they pull in matter from around them over billions of years. But if that’s the case, how did they appear so early in the universe’s lifetime? Now, researchers have proposed a new origin story for … Continue reading Collapsing dark matter halos could seed supermassive black holes
Japanese astronomers have discovered the echoes of a “dying” supermassive black hole. While the object is quiet now, the team spotted the signatures of two huge radio jets that indicate it only recently fell silent after a bright, active phase.Continue… Continue reading Astronomers discover dying echoes of a supermassive black hole
Like most galaxies, the Milky Way is thought to host a supermassive black hole in its center – but perhaps its dark heart is made of different stuff. A new study proposes that it could instead be a dense core of dark matter, made up of hypothetical par… Continue reading Milky Way’s central black hole could be a ball of dark matter
Supermassive black holes create extremely turbulent environments at the centers of galaxies, and it’s long been presumed that this would disrupt star formation there. But now, astronomers have peered closer at the heart of the Milky Way and discovered … Continue reading “Stellar eggs” found hatching near the galaxy’s central black hole
Two years ago, astronomers revealed the first-ever direct images of a black hole. Now, the collaboration behind the historic image has released a new version that shows the polarization of the light around the object.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Sc… Continue reading Polarized light reveals secrets of black hole’s magnetic field
Moons orbit planets, planets orbit stars, and stars in galaxies orbit supermassive black holes. And that’s more or less where the chain ends, because the super masses involved tend to anchor those black holes in place. But now, researchers have found e… Continue reading “Restless” supermassive black hole may be wandering round its galaxy
The supermassive black holes lurking at the center of most galaxies, including our own, are believed to have grown so big by gobbling up matter over billions of years. But a new study suggests they may have taken a shortcut, starting life as a hypothet… Continue reading Colossal primordial stars may have seeded supermassive black holes
Astronomers have found a distant galaxy that has managed to continue making new stars despite the presence of a disruptive “cold quasar” raging at its core. The discovery was made using the airborne SOFIA telescope, which, mounted in the side of a spec… Continue reading Starbirth in spite of feasting black hole prompts galaxy evolution rethink
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Decades ago, Einstein predicted the existence of something he didn’t believe in — black holes. Ever since then, people have been trying to get a glimpse of these collapsed stars that represent the limits of our understanding of physics.
For the last 25 years, Andrea Ghez has had her sights …read more
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