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Huge Light Signal Leads to the Discovery of a Supermassive Black Hole

Once considered to be only cosmic monsters that you must avoid at all cost if you want to make it out alive, supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are now known to have a tremendous role in the existence of the galaxies…

June 11, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

A Dying Supermassive Black Hole Found by Accident Intrigues Astronomers

Right in the centre of galaxies lie the most intriguing yet mysterious cosmic features: the supermassive black holes (SMBH)! They have masses ranging from one million to 10 billion solar masses and puzzle astronomers’ work a lot. However, some SMBH…

June 8, 2021 · by Georgia Nica · 0

Hunting Quasars is Now Easier Thanks to This Method

One of the rarest extragalactic objects in the Universe is now no longer puzzling scientists’ work. Thanks to a new method of detecting the whereabouts of quasars, we’re closer to unveiling how supermassive black holes evolve. Quasars play a pretty…

May 19, 2021 · by Georgia Nica · 0

Swirling Magnetic Fields Observed In Recent Image Of A Supermassive Black Hole

Black holes are so unique that they push scientists’ minds to the edge. There are numerous theories about how the universe works near the event horizon of the peculiar objects, and even the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project may tell…

March 29, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

A Supermassive Black Hole Defies Expectations by ‘Gliding’ Through Space

Many scientists believe that black holes are the most mysterious and intriguing phenomenons from the Universe. Although astrophysicists have learned a lot over the decades about these dark cosmic monsters, a new discovery proves to us once again that there’s…

March 16, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

This Star Baffles the Minds of Astronomers as It Survives Being Swallowed by a Black Hole

Black holes burst out huge flares of X-rays when they guzzle up matter from their surroundings. But if such flares are spewing forth with clockwork regularity every nine hours, as in the case of a black hole located 250 million…

January 29, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

The Enormous ‘Old Faithful’ Black Hole Emits Energy at an Unprecedented Rhythm

Black holes are best known for their ability to guzzle pretty much anything that gets too close – planets and even entire stars. But Stephen Hawking is one of the illustrious scientists who claimed that the dark and sinister cosmic…

January 21, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Scientists Found The Oldest and Most Distant Quasar and Supermassive Black Hole

Many of us would be tempted to say that back when the Universe was ‘only’ 670 million years old, it barely had any fine-tuned structures like galaxies, black holes, and solar systems. But that’s far from the truth, and a…

January 16, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

The Supermassive Black Hole From The Center of The Milky Way is Much Closer to Earth Than Scientists Thought – Are We in Danger?

Despite their bad reputation as horrifying cosmic monsters that devour entire stars, black holes are also playing crucial roles in the existence of galaxies. Sagittarius A proves it, the supermassive black hole located at the center of our Milky Way…

December 21, 2020 · by Anna Daniels · 0

New Research Reveals The Good Side of Black Holes

When we think about black holes, the first thing that comes into mind is a mysterious structure that greedily devours any cosmic object that comes too close. The description doesn’t have any fallacy, as not even light can escape the…

November 28, 2020 · by Anna Daniels · 0