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Astronomers Seek Binary Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic CentersAstronomers Seek Binary Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Centers

Astronomers Seek Binary Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Centers

Supermassive black holes are believed to exist at the centre of most galaxies, including our Milky Way. However, in certain…

4 months ago
Astrophysicists capture astonishing images of gamma-ray flare from supermassive black hole M87Astrophysicists capture astonishing images of gamma-ray flare from supermassive black hole M87

Astrophysicists capture astonishing images of gamma-ray flare from supermassive black hole M87

The first-ever photo of a black hole rocked the world in 2019, when the Event Horizon Telescope, or EHT, published…

4 months ago
JWST Spots Isolated Supermassive Black Hole-Powered Quasars in the Early UniverseJWST Spots Isolated Supermassive Black Hole-Powered Quasars in the Early Universe

JWST Spots Isolated Supermassive Black Hole-Powered Quasars in the Early Universe

Astronomers have uncovered something surprising while looking 13 billion years into the past using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).…

6 months ago
Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universeDark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universe

Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universe

Supermassive black holes typically take billions of years to form. But the James Webb Space Telescope is finding them not…

8 months ago
How do supermassive black holes get super massive?How do supermassive black holes get super massive?

How do supermassive black holes get super massive?

By combining forefront X-ray observations with state-of-the-art supercomputer simulations of the buildup of galaxies over cosmic history, researchers have provided…

11 months ago
Sleeping supermassive black holes awakened briefly by shredded starsSleeping supermassive black holes awakened briefly by shredded stars

Sleeping supermassive black holes awakened briefly by shredded stars

A new investigation into an obscure class of galaxies known as Compact Symmetric Objects, or CSOs, has revealed that these…

1 year ago