One of the most massive black holes in the universe lurks at the center of the Cosmic Horseshoe
In 2007, astronomers discovered the Cosmic Horseshoe, a gravitationally lensed system of galaxies about 5.5 billion ...
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Milky Way's Massive Black Hole Spaghettified Filament Of Gas
A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. See W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of X7 ...
Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic ...
Multi-line reverberation mapping uncovers hidden dynamics in active galactic nuclei
A research team from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently published a study in The ...
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Ancient blazar discovery suggests early universe had more supermassive black holes
Scientists have discovered the oldest and most distant blazar ever seen, named J0410–0139. This powerful object is located 12 ...
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First-Ever Black Hole Image Sharpened Using Machine Learning
The historic first image of the Messier 87 (M87) supermassive black hole, captured using the Event Horizon Telescope, has ...
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Scientists see 'boom' at Milky Way's center with world's most powerful space telescope
Scientists have pointed the James Webb Space Telescope at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, which is home to the ...
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Research Roundup: New treatment for amputations and black hole light show
Northwestern researchers made significant discoveries within the past week. The Daily compiled a recap of their most recent ...
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Scientists Turned the James Webb to Examine Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy and Saw Something Wild
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists witnessed a brilliant light show at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.
NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals a Never-Ending Cosmic Firestorm at the Center of the Milky Way
Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an ...
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Webb telescope spies the Milky Way’s black hole constantly ‘bubbling’ with light
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spied dynamic flares of light near the supermassive black hole at the ...