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All black holes feast chaotically, no matter how hungry they are
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A fresh understanding of how black holes eat offers a new way to estimate their masses.

An 'extragalactic' intruder may lurk among stars orbiting the Milky Way's black hole
By Robert Lea published
Potentially, the 1st "extragalactic" star found at the heart of our galaxy S0–6 appears to have taken a 10 billion-year-long journey to reach the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole.

Gravitational waves rippling from black hole merger could help test general relativity
By Robert Lea published
"I never thought I would ever see such a measurement in my lifetime."

Strange 'blob' circling Milky Way's central black hole is shooting powerful radiation at Earth every 76 minutes
By Robert Lea published
Regular high-energy pulses of gamma-ray radiation emerging from around the Milky Way's central black hole may be coming from a blob of matter whipping around at 30% the speed of light.

These supermassive black hole jets may pelt Earth with 'ghost particles'
By Robert Lea published
New research shows gamma-ray blasting blazars could also be belting Earth with "ghost particles," or neutrinos.

1st black hole ever imaged by humanity is losing huge amount of energy through 'lightsaber' jets
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The first black hole ever imaged by humanity, M87*, appears to be losing energy like a spinning top decelerating over time.

Supermassive black hole at heart of the Milky Way is approaching the cosmic speed limit
By Robert Lea published
Supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* is spinning nearly as fast as it can, dragging the very fabric of space-time with it and shaping the heart of the Milky Way.

1st black hole ever imaged by humans has twisted magnetic fields and scientists are thrilled
By Robert Lea published
"The unprecedented Event Horizon Telescope observations are allowing us to answer long-standing questions about how black holes consume matter."
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