How did supermassive black holes form?
We don’t quite understand how the first supermassive black holes formed so quickly in the young universe.
So, a team of physicists are proposing a...
Scientists confirm Hawking’s black hole theorem observationally
Even the most extreme objects in the universe – including black holes – must obey certain rules.
A central law for black holes predicts that...
Physicists observationally confirm Hawking’s black hole theorem for the first time
There are certain rules that even the most extreme objects in the universe must obey.
A central law for black holes predicts that the area...
How a supermassive black hole originates
Supermassive black holes, or SMBHs, are black holes with masses that are several million to billion times the mass of our sun.
The Milky Way...
Do supermassive black holes merge to form binary systems?
At the center of most galaxies are black holes so massive — up to several billion times the mass of our sun — that...
Scientists find a “unicorn” black hole
Scientists have discovered one of the smallest black holes on record – and the closest one to Earth found to date.
Researchers have dubbed it...
Scientists capture the magnetic fields at edge of this black hole
Black holes don't just take in matter. They also spit it out.
From their polar regions, they can launch massive jets of energetic plasma that...
Scientists capture the first image of black hole’s magnetic fields
This is the first time scientists have imaged magnetic fields so close to a black hole.
Astronomers have now obtained a new view of the...
Scientists catch a moving supermassive black hole
Scientists have long theorized that supermassive black holes can wander through space--but catching them in the act has proven difficult.
Now, researchers at the Center...
First detected black hole is more massive than we thought
Cygnus X-1, a binary star system first discovered in 1964, comprises one of the closest black holes to Earth.
New observations of this black hole,...