Image credit: SimonK An international scientific team with the participation of researchers from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) proposes an explanation of how…
A gigantic dormant black hole triggers star formation
Image credit: DERF/NC American astronomers have detected an unusual number of stars in the distant galaxy cluster SpARCS1049. The lack of control in their formation…
How the activity of a supermassive black hole shapes its galaxy
picture of black hole by Alain .This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 New insights into how central supermassive black holes…
This landmark discovery in a black hole confirms one of Einstein’s theories
Image credit: Zdeněk Bardon / ESO. They have been able to see the farthest side of a black hole for the first time, confirming the…
Cracking a Mystery of Massive Black Holes and Quasars with Supercomputer Simulations
An illustration with elements from NASA showing a quasar – a supermassive black hole being rapidly formed (Adobe Stock). At the center of galaxies, like…
The Cosmos through the Telescope of Galileo Galeili
Famous series of six watercolors of the Moon in different phases made “live” by Galileo, engaged in the telescopic observation of the Earth’s satellite in…