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Surprisingly Massive Early Universe Black Holes Challenge Cosmic Theories

Artist’s impression of the bright core region of a quasar, an active galaxy. The supermassive black hole in the centre…

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Astronomers Use Destroyed Stars to Measure the Spin of a Supermassive Black Hole for the First Time

Illustration of a tidal disruption event (TDE). A novel technique by MIT and NASA scientists employs accretion disk wobbles from…

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Hunting for Primordial Black Holes With NASA’s Roman Space Telescope

Recent research explores the potential of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to detect Earth-mass primordial black holes, a theoretical…

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NASA’s Planet Hunter’s Rare Glimpse at Two Black Holes in a Faraway Galaxy

The black holes in orbit around each other. Both black holes have jets associated with them: the larger one with…

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How Supermassive Black Holes Grow so Massive

A Penn State research team has enhanced our understanding of supermassive black hole growth by integrating X-ray data and galaxy…

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How Black Holes Propel Galaxy Evolution

An artist’s impression of a quasar wind (in light blue) being launched off of the accretion disk (red-orange) around a…

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The “Quiet Monster” of the Milky Way Revealed

Researchers at Michigan State University investigated the behavior of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the center of our…

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Witnessing a Massive Black Hole’s Dramatic Awakening

In late 2019, a previously unremarkable galaxy suddenly started shining brighter, suggesting the sudden awakening of a massive black hole…

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The Roman Telescope’s Quest for Primordial Black Holes

The upcoming Roman Space Telescope may unveil a new class of “featherweight” black holes, challenging existing theories of black hole…

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“Flares” and “Echoes” – Unveiling the Monster Black Hole at Our Galaxy’s Core

Michigan State University researcher Grace Sanger-Johnson found nine previously undiscovered X-ray flares from Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way’s central supermassive…

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