Zap! A black hole scores a direct hit with its jet
Most galaxies are thought to play host to black holes.
At the center of Centaurus A, a galaxy 12 million light years away, a jet...
Astronomers spot a black hole jet colliding with a mystery object
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have made a fascinating discovery in a galaxy called Centaurus A (Cen A), located about 12 million light-years...
Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy, but detecting these...
Every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, much like every egg has a yolk. But sometimes, hens lay eggs with two...
Could tiny black holes be hiding in planets or even everyday objects?
When you think of black holes, you probably imagine massive stars collapsing under their own gravity.
But scientists have long theorized the existence of primordial...
Could primordial black holes be hiding in plain sight
Are Primordial Black Holes real?
They could’ve formed in the unusual physics that dominated the Universe shortly after the Big Bang.
The idea dates back to...
Black holes may be more chaotic than we ever imagined
Black holes are some of the most fascinating objects in the universe.
They are formed entirely from gravity, simple in appearance but hiding mysteries that...
New study suggests black holes get their “hair” from their mothers
Despite decades of study, black holes are still one of the most puzzling objects in the Universe.
As we know from Einstein’s Theory of General...
The biggest black holes may start from the tiniest seeds
The existence of gigantic black holes in the very early universe challenges our assumptions of how black holes form and grow.
New research suggests that...
Astronomers map the shape of a black hole’s corona for the first time
If you were lucky enough to observe a total eclipse, you are certain to remember the halo of brilliant light around the Moon during...
Two supermassive black holes on the verge of a merger
In March 2021, astronomers observed a high-energy burst of light from a distant galaxy. Assigned the name AT 2021hdr, it was thought to be...