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Scientists find black hole spaghettifying star remarkably close to Earth
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered rather close evidence of a star being ripped apart and devoured by a supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption event.
This iPhone app can find the Milky Way's monster black hole from anywhere
By Samantha Mathewson published
A new iPhone app, built with ChatGPT, allows you to find the center of the Milky Way by simply using your smartphone.
Heaviest pair of black holes ever seen weighs 28 billion times more than the sun
By Robert Lea published
The discovery could explain why, although supermassive black hole mergers are predicted theoretically, they have never been observed in progress.
James Webb Space Telescope finds 'extremely red' supermassive black hole growing in the early universe
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an "extremely red," growing supermassive black hole powering a quasar that existed 700 million years after the Big Bang.
Black hole's powerful eruption creates a string of stellar jewelry
By Robert Lea published
A powerful jet erupting from a distant supermassive black hole released 100,000 trillion times more energy than the sun will over its entire life, forging a chain of star clusters.
Brightest quasar ever seen is powered by black hole that eats a 'sun a day'
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered a quasar that remained hidden for over the years is the brightest ever, powered by the fastest growing black hole ever discovered that eats a sun every day.
Cosmic Super Bowl? The Milky Way's black hole is shaping spacetime into a football
By Keith Cooper published
As predicted by general relativity, the rapid spin of our galaxy's 4.1-million-solar-mass black hole is able to warp the fabric of spacetime.
Scientists find black hole powering a molecular gas fountain in the ancient universe
By Robert Lea published
The ALMA telescope spotted a molecular gas outflow coming from a black hole-powered, 13-billion-year-old quasar, explaining why some galaxies stop forming stars.
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