For the first time, we have observed a 50-year-old Stephen Hawking theorem in the natural world. Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the…
They detect an intermediate mass black hole with a gravitational lens
Australian researchers have detected, thanks to a gravitational lens, a black hole of about 55,000 solar masses, a kind of body whose formation process has…
They discover that hot gas from an active black hole behaves like a volcanic eruption
An international team of researchers has observed for the first time the evolution of hot gas from an active black hole. In their observations, they…
Astronomers discover how black holes feed
An unprecedented find. A group of astronomers manage to capture the process of nuclear power by a black hole galaxy NGC 1566, through the detection…
Scientists Discover Two ‘Previously Invisible’ Galaxies 29 Billion Light Years Away
One in five distant galaxies could be hidden behind cosmic dust, scientists say, discovering two previously invisible systems 29 billion light-years away.Experts discover two galaxies…
The brilliant “butterfly wings” of the PN M2-9 Nebula
Image credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble This new image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the impressive complexity of the PN M2-9 Nebula, also known as the…
NGC 1850 and the young black hole
Large Magellanic CloudThe Large Magellanic Cloud captured by ESO’s VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) telescope || Credits: ESO / VMC Survey (Enlarge).…
How do black holes grow? The answer lies in the expansion of the universe, according to scientists
Are there black holes with masses greater than 50 suns? Yes, and scientists point out that this responds to that they grow along with the…
The incredible spectacle of a star eating a black hole and exploding
Infrared Echoes of a Black Hole Eating a Star\ NASA What happens if a star expands and eats a nearby black hole? Astronomers can approach…
Record number of new gravitational waves offers game-changing window into universe
Illustration of two black holes orbiting each other. Astronomers say 32 of the 35 new gravitational waves detected likely resulted from pairs of black holes…