Latest about Black Holes
Supermassive black holes 'too big' for the early universe may not be so massive after all
Over massive supermassive black holes too big for early galaxies and detected by the James Webb Space Telescope may not be quite so massive after all.
Why do black hole flares die out? It may be down to how stars spin
Some stars encounter supermassive black holes and live to tell the tale. New research shows why the flares these encounters cause dim over repeated episodes.
What happens when a galaxy's supermassive black hole turns off? These dying radio galaxies could show us
Astronomers have discovered a hitherto unseen population of galaxies with fading radio lobes, revealing what happens to these vast outflows when their black hole engines stall.
'Dark stars' could be the seeds of supermassive black holes, scientists say
A mysterious hum of gravitational waves that fills the cosmos may be the echo of long-dead "dark stars" that served as the seeds of the first supermassive black holes.
Dark matter could magnify the jets of a ravenously feeding supermassive black hole
"We are very happy to have discovered as-yet-undetected phenomena in the jet."
Scientists find 3 supermassive black holes on the verge of collision inside a distant galaxy
A greedy galaxy that existed less than 1.3 billion years after the Big Bang is hoarding supermassive black holes.
Supermassive black hole spews energy 300,000 light years into deep space
That's three times longer than the Milky Way galaxy.
Astronomers watch a black hole's feeding frenzy end with a bad case of cosmic indigestion
Astronomers have discovered that the feeding frenzy of a distant black hole ended with a windy outburst.
