Latest about Black Holes
A ravenous black hole in our backyard could be our window into the ancient universe
A feeding black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy is behaving similarly to cosmic titans that existed just after the Big Bang.
Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns
Using the ESA's Euclid space telescope, astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of black hole-powered quasars in the early universe, including the most ancient and distant ever seen.
Black holes buried in mysterious 'little red dot' galaxies could blast cosmic ghosts at Earth
Mysterious "little red dots" discovered in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope could harbor buried black holes that fire high-energy neutrinos through the cosmos.
Black hole's 'point of no escape' studied with the loudest gravitational waves ever heard
The loudest crash of gravitational waves ever heard provides an intriguing way of studying event horizons, the boundaries at which nothing can escape the grip of these cosmic titans.
Astronomers solve the mystery of black holes' delayed cosmic 'burps'
A new study reveals why black holes let out massive radio "burps" years after eating stars, giving astronomers a chemical blueprint to predict them early.
NASA X-ray spacecraft catches jet erupting from 1st supermassive black hole imaged by humanity
"We could already see changes in the jet, but never with this level of detail in X-rays."
Could the secret to black hole formation be locked away in this record-breaking ancient quasar?
The quasar existed 12.9 billion years ago and shows that supermassive black holes were able to age rapidly in the early universe.
James Webb Space Telescope finds evidence the mysterious 'little red dots' are black hole stars
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may be close to solving the mystery of "little red dots" in the early universe.
