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simulation of merging supermassive black holes

Cosmology, Exotic Objects

How merging black holes could reveal the nature of dark matter

10 modern mysteries of the universe

galaxy cluster Abell 2744 as seen by JWST and the Chandra X-ray Observatory

Cosmology, Exotic Objects

Astronomers say they’ve spotted the oldest, most distant black hole. How do they know this?

This artist’s impression shows two stages in the formation of a disc of gas and dust around the massive black hole at the centre of the galaxy SDSS1335+0728. The core of this galaxy lit up in 2019 and keeps brightening today — the first time we observe a massive black hole become active in real time. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser.

Exotic Objects, Science

A distant black hole reawakens, and astronomers watch it happen

NGC 5264

Exotic Objects, Galaxies

Massive black holes may eat differently in small galaxies than in large ones

Merging black holes

When black holes merge, is the diameter of the new black hole bigger?

The LISA spacecrafts observing gravitational waves from a distant source while orbiting the Sun. Credit: Simon Barke/Univ. Florida, CC BY

Exotic Objects, Robotic Spaceflight, Science

‘Hairy’ black holes may get a massive glow-up from the LISA spacecrafts

A visualization of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Credit: Abhishek Joshi/UIUC

Exotic Objects, Science

Could you survive falling into a black hole? It depends.

An artist’s conception shows the orbits of both the star (in blue) and the black hole (in red), dubbed Gaia BH3, around their common center of mass. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/Space Engine (spaceengine.org)

Exotic Objects, Milky Way, Science

Astronomers uncover ‘sleeping giant’ black hole Gaia BH3, the largest ever found in the Milky Way

Exotic Objects, Milky Way

How do you find a black hole? An astronomer explains the thrilling hunt

The most distant quasars are roughly 13 billion light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

Astronomers map 1.3 million supermassive black holes

Exotic Objects, Milky Way, Science

The Milky Way’s central black hole could have a hidden jet