black hole astronomers

Astronomers watch monster black hole spit out a light-year-long jet

Astronomers are very familiar with the twin jets launched from the poles of supermassive black holes. These structures can stretch for distances as great as 23 million light-years, extending way above and below the plane of the galaxy from which they erupt.

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Astronomers warn of billions of black holes consuming ‘hidden’ matter

Astronomers have warned that billions of black holes are consuming "hidden" matter in the universe. Experts identified these black holes by observing through clouds of dust and gas. This discovery could help astronomers refine their theories on galaxy evolution.

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Astronomers find hundreds of 'hidden' black holes — and there may be billions or even trillions more

Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the very first time.

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Astronomers concerned about billions of black holes eating ‘hidden’ matter

Astronomers have warned that billions of black holes are consuming "hidden" matter in the universe.

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Mysterious Pulsing X-Rays From a Nearby Black Hole Baffle Astronomers

MIT astronomers have been captivated by the strange behaviors of a supermassive black located 270 million light-years away, which mysteriously lost and then regained its corona in 2018. Recently, it e

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Scientists Once Thought These ‘Little Red Dots’ Broke Cosmology. Now, They’re Not So Sure.

Early data of “little red dots,” or LRDs, from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appeared to suggest the presence of ...

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Mysterious flashing seen near supermassive black hole. Astronomers have an idea what it is

A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could ...

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Feeding supermassive black holes may have ended the cosmic 'dark ages' billions of years ago

"Finding more supermassive black holes that are potentially hosting jets raises the question as to how these black holes grew ...

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A strange black hole is acting even stranger

A strange black hole is making scientists scratch their heads.

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Astronomers solve mystery of "little red dots" spotted by James Webb Space Telescope

A team of astronomers sifted through James Webb Space Telescope data from multiple surveys to compile one of the largest ...

Supermassive Black Hole Caught Doing Something Never Seen Before

Sgr A*, at the heart of the Milky Way and clocking in at 4.3 million solar masses, is the closest supermassive black hole we have access to. It's also on the quiescent end of the activity scale, which ...

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M87* observations catch the black hole's turbulent accretion flow

Using observations from 2017 and 2018, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has advanced our understanding of the ...

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