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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.
Event Horizon Telescope spies jets erupting from nearby supermassive black hole
By Robert Lea published
A nearby supermassive black hole is erupting, and astronomers spotted the outburst using the Event Horizon Telescope.
A monster black hole is throwing a galaxy-size tantrum
By Robert Lea published
The XMM Newton space telescope has seen a feeding supermassive black hole as it throws a major tantrum, "flipping over the table" and preventing its parent galaxy from birthing new stars.
Astronomers witness 18 ravenous black holes ripping up and devouring stars
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered 18 new cases of black holes ripping up and devouring stars, more than doubling the number of known tidal disruption events found in the local universe.
Vampire black hole is a 'cosmic particle accelerator' that may solve a longstanding astronomy mystery
By Robert Lea published
A distant microquasar, composed of a black hole feeding on a companion star, has jets that create shockwaves. These waves could accelerate the particles found in cosmic rays that bombard Earth.
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