Latest about Black Holes
1st black hole to be imaged is spewing 'lightsaber' energy jets larger than the Milky Way, and scientists think they know why
Researchers may have finally figured out how fast-spinning black holes lose energy in the form of enormous energy jets after taking a closer look at the supermassive black hole M87*.
Brightest gamma-ray explosion of all time scrambled Earth's upper atmosphere
Dubbed the "brightest of all time," or the BOAT, a gamma-ray burst detected in 2022 continues to astound astronomers, revealing severe effects in Earth's atmosphere.
Supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is approaching the cosmic speed limit, dragging space-time along with it
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.
Universe's oldest X-ray-spitting quasar could reveal how the biggest black holes were born
The newly identified quasar, observed 13.7 billion light-years away by the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, could be an example of a heavy black hole "seed" in the early universe.
Scientists found a way for two black holes to orbit each other forever without colliding
Contrary to conventional wisdom, a pair of black holes could exist in perfect pairs without leading to a cataclysmic merger, new research suggests. All it takes is a dose of cosmic expansion.
Scientists just proved that 'monster' black hole M87 is spinning — confirming Einstein’s relativity yet again
Astronomers have spotted two huge jets fired off by the 'monster' black hole M87 wobbling on an 11-year cycle, proving for the first time that black holes spin.
An ancient, ravenous black hole has been hiding an 11-billion-year-old galaxy in its glare
A team of astronomers has used a tricky technique to study an ancient galaxy previously lost in the glare of a blazing quasar.
New Horizon Prize in Physics awarded to scientists chasing mysterious black hole photon spheres
Alexandru Lupsasca and Michael Johnson won the physics prize for their work on photon spheres — weird rings of light around black holes that may reveal a theory of quantum gravity.
