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Black holes keep 'burping up' stars they destroyed years earlier, and astronomers don't know why
By Robert Lea published
Years after ripping stars to shreds, 24 black holes suddenly flared up with radio waves in inexplicable 'burping' bouts. Half of all star-killing black holes may experience the same.
Supermassive black hole accretion disk seen 'on the edge' for 1st time
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have imaged the outskirts of an accretion disk gradually feeding a supermassive black hole for the first time, potentially boosting our understanding of such hungry cosmic monsters.
Weirdly wobbly jets may be evidence of elusive supermassive black hole pairings
By Robert Lea published
The 'wobble' of jets blasting out from active galaxies, or blazars, is 'smoking gun' evidence for supermassive black hole binary systems that elude astronomers, a new study reports.
This gamma-ray space mystery may finally be solved with new black hole simulations
By Keith Cooper published
Here's why a black hole crashing into a neutron star belched out an odd gamma-ray burst.
Newly discovered black hole 'speed limit' hints at new laws of physics
By Anna Demming published
When supermassive black holes barrel toward collision, they can reach speeds of up to 1/10th the speed of light, new research suggests.
Supermassive black hole chews up huge star, spits stellar 'guts' into space (video)
By Monisha Ravisetti published
Scientists might have found the most massive star to be seen ravaged by a supermassive black hole.
Astronomers find 1st evidence of heavy black hole seeds in the early universe
By Robert Lea published
The way in which supermassive black holes grew to tremendous sizes in the early universe has been a mystery for astronomers, but the puzzle could soon be solved.
How did supermassive black holes get so big so fast just after the Big Bang?
By Robert Lea published
Reference Finding supermassive black holes with masses billions of times greater than the sun under a billion years after the Big Bang has scientists confused how these cosmic titans got so big so quickly.
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