Black Holes’ Tug Of War Pushed A Bright Galaxy Into The Shadows
The galaxy, 555 million light-years from Earth, is exhibiting atypical variations in its brightness — a phenomenon scientists attribute to two dueling supermassive black holes.
Ancient Quasars May Shed Light On Universe’s Formative Years
The 63 newly-discovered quasars, all of which date back to when the universe was just one billion years old, may shed light on the formative years of the cosmos.
Hundreds Of Black Holes Larger Than The Sun Found In NGC 6101 Star Cluster
New research suggests millions of black holes may be at the center of a galaxy.
Black Holes Evaporation: Evidence Found For Hawking Radiation
Stephen Hawking had proposed in the 1970s that black holes can radiate quantum particles that would lead to their eventual evaporation.
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NASA Identifies ‘Cosmic Choir’ Of Black Holes Belting Out X-Ray Melodies
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‘Nearby’ Black Hole Discovered By Astronomers And There Are Probably A Lot More
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Dormant Black Hole Wakes Up To Chow Down A Star, Emits High-Energy X-Ray Flares
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Scientists Observe A Giant Black Hole With An Even Bigger Appetite For ‘Cold Rainstorms’
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Successful LISA Pathfinder Test Paves Way For Detection Of Gravitational Waves In Space
On Tuesday, researchers working on the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Pathfinder mission said they had exceeded the performance objectives of the mission.
Scientists Create Algorithm That May Help Capture The First Real Image Of A Black Hole
Scientists are now closer than ever to capturing an actual image of black holes — bodies that warp space-time to such an extent that not even light can escape their clutches.
Stephen Hawking-Led Study Offers Possible Solution To The Black Hole Information Paradox
Even when black holes disappear, information about all they have gobbled should not. A new study provides clues to how the data may be preserved.
Astronomy News: Scientists Discover Young Mammoth Galaxy Cluster 12 Billion Lightyears Away
The young cluster will likely continue to expand, according to researchers.
Supermassive Black Hole-Induced ‘Galactic Warming’ May Explain Why Galaxies Become Barren
Scientists have long struggled to understand what causes some galaxies to turn into graveyards where barely any stars are born. A new study offers clues.
ALMA Helps Scientists Measure Black Hole’s Mass With Unprecedented Precision
Using data gathered by the ALMA telescope in Chile, scientists have been able to determine a black hole’s mass with an unprecedented level of precision.
NASA’s Fermi Telescope Detects Short Gamma-Ray Burst Possibly Linked To Gravitational Wave Discovery
NASA announced Monday that its Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope had detected a brief flash of high-energy X-rays, possibly coming from a gravitational wave source.
Distant Space-Time Warp May Be Hiding Clues To Composition Of Dark Matter
A distant "Einstein Ring" — a product of gravitational lensing — may provide scientists some much-needed clues to the nature of dark matter.
A Supermassive Black Hole With A Mass Of 17 Billion Suns Found Hiding In A Lonely Galaxy
These massive objects are usually found in much larger galaxies than the elliptical galaxy NGC 1600.
Japan Launches X-Ray Space Observatory To Study Black Holes, Galaxy Clusters
ASTRO-H successfully lifted off from the Tahegashima Space Center early Wednesday.
Black Hole ‘Missing Link’ May Have Been Discovered In The Milky Way
If confirmed, the discovery would provide scientists an opportunity to test the theory that supermassive black holes evolve from these lower-mass seeds.
Mysterious Super-Massive Black Hole Leaves Astronomers Baffled By Its Lack Of Stars
The findings, published in the Astrophysical Journal, could yield new insights into the development of black holes and their behavior.
Gravitational Waves Discovered? A Physics Rumor Sends Shockwaves Across Twitter
The team behind the experiment have yet to comment on the rumors.
Has The Black Hole Information Paradox Been Solved? Stephen Hawking-Led Study Offers Tentative Answers
Stephen Hawking and his colleagues offer a new answer to the question of what happens to information sucked in by black holes.
NASA Uses NuStar's X-Ray Vision To Peer Into The Andromeda Galaxy
These are likely black holes or neutron stars feeding off their dead companions.
In A Rare Galaxy With Two Black Holes, Neither Can Live While The Other Survives
One of the black holes in the galaxy SDSS J1126+2944 is significantly smaller than the other and apparently “naked,” or starved of stars.
Belching Supermassive Black Hole Seen Giving Life To New Stars In Galaxy 26 Million Light-Years From Earth
The behavior of a supermassive black hole could affect the evolution and formation of a galaxy.
Astronomers Catch Their First Glimpse Of A Supermassive Black Hole Swallowing A Star
For the first time ever, scientists have witnessed the rare event, which occurs when a star falls into a black hole’s gravitational well.
Earth's Hairy Dark Matter Could Help Unravel A Cosmic Mystery
This has nothing to do with actual hair.
Supermassive Black Holes Will Collide In About 100K Years
Approximately 100,000 years from now -- a blink of an eye in the cosmic scale -- two supermassive black holes in the Virgo constellation will collide and merge.
Stephen Hawking Attempts To Resolve Black Hole Information Paradox
During a lecture Tuesday, the famed British cosmologist put forward a new idea to resolve a long-standing conundrum -- the black hole "information paradox."
Astronomers Spot The Universe's Tiniest Supermassive Black Hole
The black hole, located at the heart of the dwarf galaxy RGG 118, could help scientists understand how supermassive black holes form.
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