Black holes: Facts, news, features and articles about the darkest objects in the universe
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Has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 'missing' supermassive black hole? (video)Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered "smoking gun" evidence of a hidden feeding supermassive black hole in a distant spiral galaxy.
By Robert Lea Published
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James Webb telescope solves 'impossible' black hole mysteryAstronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to revisit a misunderstood black hole thought to be gulping matter 40 times faster than the theoretical limit. It turns out, dust may have obscured the truth.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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Newly 'awakened' black hole is releasing 100 times more energy than scientists have seen beforeThe quasi-periodic eruptions of X-rays from a black hole 300 million light-years away are unlike any researchers have ever seen before.
By Elana Spivack Published
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Incredible photo shows supermassive black hole blowing a jet of matter into interstellar spaceA spiral galaxy known as NGC 4945 exhibits powerful winds of material blowing from the supermassive black hole located at its core in a new photo taken by the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Black holes can destroy planets — but they can also lead us to thriving alien worlds. Here's how.Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in that galaxy is rotating.
By David Garofalo Published
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Black holes may obey the laws of physics after all, new theory suggests"The singularity is the most mysterious and problematic part of a black hole. It's where our concepts of space and time literally no longer make sense."
By Robert Lea Published
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Stephen Hawking's black hole theory has big implications for the shape of the universe, new study claimsElusive black hole radiation predicted by Stephen Hawking may have influenced the way the universe took shape after the Big Bang, new research suggests.
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Record-setting black hole 'echo' accidentally uncovered by high-school studentWhile sifting out signatures of supernova remnants, a high-schooler stumbled upon the afterglow of a dormant black hole. It may be one of the largest ever seen.
By Jenna Ahart Published
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Is our universe trapped inside a black hole? This James Webb Space Telescope discovery might blow your mind"I think that the simplest explanation of the rotating universe is the universe was born in a rotating black hole."
By Robert Lea Published
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