How an actively feeding supermassive black hole could be good for life
When it comes to safe places for life, supermassive black holes are probably the last place you'd consider safe for nearby planets, let alone...
Scientists discover how black hole radiation could help life thrive
At the center of most large galaxies, including our Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole.
These powerful objects sometimes enter active galactic nucleus (AGN)...
Black holes: not the end, but a new beginning? Scientists explore the mystery of...
Black holes have fascinated scientists and storytellers for decades.
These mysterious cosmic objects have gravity so strong that not even light can escape, making them...
Black holes spew out powerful jets that span millions of light-years – we’re trying...
There is a supermassive black hole at the center of nearly every big galaxy—including ours, the Milky Way (it's called Sagittarius A*).
Supermassive black holes...
Ancient blazar discovery suggests early universe had more supermassive black holes
Scientists have discovered the oldest and most distant blazar ever seen, named J0410–0139.
This powerful object is located 12.9 billion light-years away and provides a...
Scientists propose a new kind of black hole without a singularity
Black holes are one of the most mysterious objects in the universe. According to Albert Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, black holes have something...
Scientists detect dark matter surrounding supermassive black holes in the early universe
An international team of researchers has found that dark matter dominates the halos of two supermassive black holes in galaxies nearly 13 billion light-years away. Their study,...
Black holes are spinning faster than expected
There’s a Universe full of black holes out there, spinning merrily away—some fast, others more slowly.
A recent survey of supermassive black holes reveals that...
About a third of supermassive black holes are hiding
Supermassive black holes can have trillions of times more mass than the Sun, only exist in specific locations, and could number in the trillions.
How...
Astronomers see flares coming from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
There’s plenty of action at the center of the galaxy, where a supermassive black hole (SMBH) known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) literally holds...