Black holes: Facts, news, features and articles about the darkest objects in the universe
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Monster black hole M87 is spinning at 80% of the cosmic speed limit — and pulling in matter even fasterThe famous black hole M87 keeps surprising us. New research calculates its spin speed to be at 80% of the theoretical limit, with matter falling into its maw even faster.
By Mark Thompson Published
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Facing steep funding cuts, scientists propose using black holes as particle collidersNew calculations have revealed that the super-energetic jets produced by spinning black holes could be a source for elusive dark matter particles.
By Ben Turner Published
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Astronomers discover black hole ripping a star apart inside a galactic collision. 'It is a peculiar event'Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole ripping apart and devouring a star in colliding galaxies. It is only the second time a tidal disruption event has been seen in interacting galaxies.
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James Webb telescope uncovers new, 'hidden' type of black hole never seen beforeBy combining data from the Subaru Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have discovered distant quasars that are obscured by dust but which may shed light on Little Red Dots.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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World's first color images of black holes are on their wayAstronomers with the Event Horizon Telescope have developed a new way to observe the radio sky at multiple frequencies, and it means we will soon be able to capture color images of supermassive black holes.
By Brian Koberlein Published
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The rarest black holes in the universe may be 'wandering' our galaxyDozens of 'wandering' black holes could be tumbling through our galaxy right now, new simulations hint. Their existence could help solve a longstanding cosmic puzzle.
By Paul Sutter Published
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Physicists create a black hole bomb for the first timePhysicists have created a model of a black hole bomb in the lab for the first time, verifying a theory first proposed more than 50 years ago.
By Elana Spivack Published
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James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously feeding black holes and bursts of starbirth.
By Robert Lea Published
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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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