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Supermassive black holes can fuel their own growth by cooling and recycling gas, creating a continuous cycle of feeding and outbursts. The central regions of galaxy clusters host the universe’s largest galaxies, each containing a supermassive black hole. Black holes release powerful jets that cause ...

Could black holes help explain the origins of high-energy cosmic radiation? The universe is filled with many forms of radiation and particles that can be detected here on Earth. Among them are photons, which span the entire electromagnetic spectrum, from the lowest radio waves to the most energetic ...

A new study may help settle the question of how rapidly the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is spinning. The black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), contains about 4 million times the mass of the Sun. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and NSF’s Very Large Array, this study found Sgr A...

Which came first: Black holes or galaxies? Findings ‘completely shake up’ what we know about galaxy formation. Black holes not only existed at the dawn of time, they birthed new stars and supercharged galaxy formation, a new analysis of James Webb Space Telescope data suggests. The insig...

Physicists at Goethe University Frankfurt find new solution to Einstein’s general theory of relativity. If gravitational condensate stars (or gravastars) actually existed, they would look similar to black holes to a distant observer. Two theoretical physicists at Goethe University Frankfurt ha...

Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center, spins at a rate warping its surrounding spacetime, influencing galactic dynamics and potentially affecting future star formation. The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is spinning so quickly it is warpi...

Manuela Campanelli to lead research team studying electromagnetic signals from merging supermassive black holes. Rochester Institute of Technology scientists will be the lead researchers on a $1.8 million NASA grant to study electromagnetic signals from merging supermassive black holes. RIT’s Manuel...

Researchers revealed that the black hole’s spinning speed could provide an ‘incredibly powerful kick’ to surrounding matter. The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is spinning so quickly it is warping the spacetime surrounding it into a shape that can look like a football, accord...

The James Webb Space Telescope makes one of the most unexpected findings within its first year of service: A high number of faint little red dots in the distant Universe could change the way we understand the genesis of supermassive black holes. The research, led by Jorryt Matthee, Assistant Profess...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s discovery of early galaxies with massive black holes challenges traditional galaxy formation theories, proposing a synchronous development of black holes and stars, a finding that could reshape our understanding of cosmic evolution. Astronomers have long sought...

A team of scientists has successfully mimicked black hole conditions by creating a quantum vortex in superfluid helium, shedding light on gravitational interactions and quantum field theories in curved spacetimes. Scientists have for the first time created a giant quantum vortex to mimic a black hol...

The quasar produces high levels of radiation and powerful jets, but it has less influence on its surroundings than expected. Astronomers have revealed that a brilliant supermassive black hole is not living up to expectations. Although it is responsible for high levels of radiation and powerful jets,...

Research from Rice University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has shown that molecules can scramble quantum information as effectively as black holes, with implications for chemical physics and quantum computing. If you were to throw a message in a bottle into a black hole, all of th...

New research utilizes the first-ever simulations of individual stars in forming globular clusters to explore potential formation mechanisms of intermediate-mass black holes. A new study demonstrated a possible formation mechanism of intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters, star clusters t...

In the first quintillionth of a second, the universe may have sprouted microscopic black holes with enormous amounts of nuclear charge, according to MIT physicists. MIT researchers propose that primordial black holes, possibly a form of dark matter, could have been formed in the first moments after ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope might reveal previously undetected “featherweight” black holes with masses similar to Earth’s. These primordial black holes, formed in the early universe, could significantly impact our understanding of astronomy and particle physics, ...

A new discovery helps illuminate how active black holes can continuously shape their galaxies by spurring on or snuffing out the development of new stars. Astronomical research reveals that supermassive black holes accelerate gas in galaxies, significantly affecting star development through powerful...

Researchers combined X-ray surveys and supercomputer simulations to track 12 billion years of cosmic black-hole growth. Their findings reveal that black hole growth is primarily driven by accretion, with mergers playing a secondary role, especially in the early universe. These insights help explain ...

NASA’s TESS satellite helped confirm the theory of two black holes in galaxy OJ 287 in 2021, enhancing our knowledge of black holes and their behaviors. Several international research groups have already confirmed the theory that there are two black holes at the center of the distant galaxy OJ...

New studies suggest the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could detect primordial black holes from the early universe, potentially confirming their role in cosmic inflation and as components of dark matter. When astrophysicists observe the cosmos, they see different types of black holes. They range ...

Surprisingly unspectacular: Black hole already weighed over a billion solar masses in the early universe despite average appetite. Peering into the early stages of the 13.8 billion-year-old universe, the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a galaxy as it existed just 700 million years after the B...

Researchers have created a quantum tornado in superfluid helium to simulate black hole conditions, advancing our understanding of black hole physics and the behavior of quantum fields in curved spacetimes, culminating in a unique art and science exhibition. Scientists have, for the first time, creat...

New findings reveal a star’s perilous journey around a supermassive black hole, resulting in periodic disruptions and intense light emissions, helping astronomers predict future cosmic events. Astronomers have correctly predicted when a giant black hole finished its last meal — and calculated the sc...

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have advanced our understanding of black holes using supercomputer simulations, revealing how magnetic fields cause turbulence that heats plasma and produces X-ray radiation observable from Earth. Their groundbreaking study, which included all significant qu...

A team of astronomers has observed a star in a distant galaxy repeatedly interacting with a supermassive black hole. Initially thought to be destroyed in 2018, the star survived and has since made periodic close passes, leading to additional material being consumed by the black hole. This ongoing st...

Radiation from dark matter in the early universe may have kept hydrogen gas hot enough to condense into black holes. Supermassive black holes typically take billions of years to form. But the James Webb Space Telescope is finding them not that long after the Big Bang — before they should have had ti...

In a groundbreaking study using the world’s leading supercomputers, researchers have significantly enhanced our understanding of black hole accretion disks. These disks, essential for observing black holes indirectly, were simulated with unprecedented resolution, revealing new insights into their tu...

  A recent study underscores the dynamic nature of black holes and extends similar thermodynamic characteristics to Extremely Compact Objects, advancing our comprehension of their behavior in quantum gravity scenarios. A paper titled “Universality of the thermodynamics of a quantum-mechan...

A Survey of Hubble’s Deepest Look Back into Time Uncovers New Clues There seem to be countless black holes in the universe – space-time rabbit holes that forever swallow anything passing nearby. The most massive black holes, weighing millions or billions of times as much as our Sun, lurk in the cent...