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Fresh photographs of Milky Way’s black hole Sgr A* reveal strong, twisted magnetic field similar to M87*
The colossal black hole named Sagittarius A* resides at the heart of the Milky Way, approximately 2…
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Indian astronomers have found 34 new giant alien radio sources using the GMRT near Pune!
Giant radio sources are some of the largest and most mysterious structures of the universe, and the…
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Neutron star collision can annihilate Earth’s ozone layer, leaving it devoid of life for thousands of years
Very recently, a team of scientists decided to explore the hypothetical possibility of such a kilon…
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This new photo of a supermassive black hole is unlike any before, showing powerful magnetic fields spiraling around it
A new photo of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole taken from the Event Horizon Telescope shows…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A supermassive black hole is actually losing energy instead of gobbling it all up, new research shows
Scientists have long believed that magnetic fields could suck energy out of black holes, but they d…
Sonam Sheth
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Scientists capture first direct image of a supermassive black hole, 6.5 billion times the size of the sun, spewing out jets of plasma
Astronomers hope the discovery will help us understand exactly how these jets are created — s…
Marianne Guenot
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Black holes mysteriously burp up fragments of stars they destroyed years earlier, and scientists have no idea why
Up to half of black holes studied burped up star remnants years after tearing them apart. The resea…
Marianne Guenot
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Scientists spotted jets of hot gas whizzing out of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy
Authors of a new study reveal how they imaged plasma jets shooting out of a black hole nestled insi…
Aylin Woodward
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Scientists captured the first-ever picture of a supermassive black hole in the middle of a feeding frenzy — and it’s a little twisted
It’s called a quasar because it’s actively sucking in material, creating a very bright cen…
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Meet the black hole at the center of our galaxy: Scientists just took its picture for the first time
Researchers unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole lurking at the heart of our gal…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Paola R…
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Scientists might reveal the first photo of our galaxy's central black hole on Thursday. Watch their announcement live.
Seven research institutions are holding simultaneous press conferences to announce what's being bil…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A black hole spewed out material equivalent to 500 Empire State Buildings at nearly the speed of light — and NASA caught it on video
This black hole and its companion star make up the system called MAXI J1820+070 located within t…
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A brilliant cosmic burst 100 times as bright as our galaxy came from 2 black holes circling each other, study finds
Scientists said the bright flare occurred after one of the black holes crashed through a gaseous di…
Chris Panella,Jessica Orwig
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Small airports are magnets for the wealthy: Here are the 8 most popular for private jets
Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, Jackson Hole: These and five other small cities attracted the most pri…
Taylor Rains,Grace Kay
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NASA image may show first-ever 'rogue' supermassive black hole, leaving a trail of newborn stars in its wake
A supermassive black hole may have been kicked out of its galaxy after two other black holes moved …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Photos show electrons from galaxies about a billion light-years away creating 2 'dancing ghosts' in the sky
Scientists were "baffled" by the shape of the clouds, which is unlike anything seen before with the…
Marianne Guenot
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Ukraine says its sea drones sank another Russian ship, continuing its unlikely kill streak in the Black Sea
Ukraine says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea using sea drones, marking its second s…
Mia Jankowicz
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A mesmerizing photo shows powerful magnetic fields swirling around a black hole
The image illustrates that magnetic fields are strong enough to prevent some matter from getting su…
Aria Bendix
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Supermassive black hole bigger than 7 billion Suns is spinning so fast that it's close to breaking the laws of physics
Chandra’s X-ray data showed that M87 was spinning between 2.4 to 6.3 times faster than the speed of…
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The most breathtaking space pictures of 2021 so far include a black hole, the "Lost Galaxy" and Jupiter's jet streams.
NASA's Mars rover.NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Seán Doran