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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…
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
A bizarre galaxy NASA spotted at the edge of the universe could upend what we know about supermassive black holes
A very early galaxy puzzling scientists suggests supermassive black holes may not have come from de…
Marianne Guenot
A mysterious star from outside the Milky Way has somehow ended up near our galaxy's supermassive black hole
Star SO-6 is very close to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. But it's …
Marianne Guenot
Astronomers thought it was one massive black hole — but it's actually cluster of smaller black holes with a whole lot of energy
In an unexpected finding, astronomers have discovered a concentration of smaller black holes, inste…
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope broke its own record to discover the oldest black hole yet, but it has astronomers even more confused about the beginning of the universe
Webb spotted the oldest black hole ever discovered, breaking its own record. But the black hole is …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
NASA's James Webb and X-ray telescopes combine powers to discover the most distant black hole ever in a rare state of infancy
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope found the most distant black hole ever growing near the dawn of t…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
The Fed is realizing that inflation is a smaller 'black hole of pain' than previously thought, and stocks could rally 16% by year-end, Fundstrat says
A pause in rate hikes could lead stocks exceed the rally seen in July, when investors had first sta…
Jennifer Sor
Black hole image supports Einstein's theory of gravity, disappointing scientists who are probing for cracks
Researchers captured the first image of our galaxy's supermassive black hole. It could help confirm…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
James Webb Space Telescope spots a supermassive black hole in the early universe, much sooner after the Big Bang than scientists can explain
NASA's Webb telescope spotted an active supermassive black hole that existed 570 million years afte…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jenny M…
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
Ukraine's exploding naval drones are hunting down Russian vessels like tugboats after the big Black Sea Fleet warships fell back
Russia has pulled back its larger warships to reduce their vulnerability, leaving Ukraine with only…
Jake Epstein
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
Astronomers find 2 supermassive black holes — the nearest to Earth ever discovered — are merging into a 'monster'
Scientists said the pair of black holes is 89 million light-years away from Earth in the NGC 7727 g…
Jake Epstein,Morgan McFall-Jo…
The first-ever supermassive black hole to be captured on camera has a wobbly shadow
Now, using data that spans back over a decade, data collected from the project shows that the sh…
A black hole warped space-time so much that astronomers saw flashes of light from its far side
Albert Einstein predicted that black holes warp space-time, and astronomers just saw the proof - fl…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Scientists detect light behind a black hole for the first time, proving Einstein's Theory
In 2017, astronomers took a giant leap by capturing the first-ever image of the darkest object i…
Colliding black holes the size of Lucknow merged to create light for the first time
A black hole merger between two partner black holes — with a combined mass of 150 suns but only as …
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
Indian astrophysicists find distinctive signature of cosmic X-rays to identify the boundary around black holes
Although black holes does not have a surface, it is confined within an invisible boundary, cal…