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The most elusive black holes in the universe could lurk at the Milky Way's center
By Paul Sutter published
Astronomers have a plan for using ripples in space-time to hunt for elusive intermediate-mass black holes around the Milky Way's center.
First-ever close-up of a supermassive black hole sharpened to 'full resolution' by AI, and the results are stunning
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers have used machine learning to sharpen the 2019 Event Horizon Telescope image of the black hole M87*, the first direct image of a black hole ever taken.
NASA discovers ultra-rare 'double quasar' about to collide into an unbelievably massive black hole
By Joanna Thompson published
A rare double quasar system 10 billion light-years away could help astronomers uncover the secrets of the early universe.
'Runaway' black hole the size of 20 million suns caught speeding through space with a trail of newborn stars behind it
By Robert Lea last updated
Astronomers have discovered a "runaway" black hole, potentially the first observational evidence that supermassive black holes can be ejected from their host galaxies.
James Webb Space Telescope discovers oldest black hole in the universe — a cosmic monster 10 million times heavier than the sun
By Ben Turner published
The James Webb Space Telescope detected what may be the oldest known black hole in the universe by deconstructing faint glimmers of light from close to the dawn of time.
New type of black hole found lurking in Earth's 'cosmic backyard' is closest ever discovered
By Joanna Thompson published
The two closest black holes to Earth, named Gaia BH1 and BH2, may be part of a rare class of black holes never seen before, new research suggests.
Stephen Hawking's famous black hole paradox may finally have a solution
By Robert Lea published
The 'Hawking radiation' emitted by black holes may be able to carry information after all, a new solution to Stephen Hawking's famous paradox suggests.
Object mistaken as a galaxy is actually a black hole pointed directly at Earth
By Briley Lewis published
An object once thought to be a radio galaxy is actually an active black hole that changed angles to point directly at Earth, new research suggests.
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