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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.
Gargantuan black hole 30 billion times the mass of the sun is one of the largest ever discovered
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers used gravitational lensing and supercomputers to identify the colossal black hole, which is among the largest ever found.
Black holes may be swallowing invisible matter that slows the movement of stars
By Robert Lea published
Scientists watched as two stars slowed in their orbits around black holes, concluding it was the result of "drag" generated by dark matter.
What's the biggest black hole in the universe?
By Paul Sutter published
What's the biggest black hole in the universe, and is there a limit to how big black holes can get?
2 pairs of gigantic runaway black holes spotted on collision course, and they're bringing four entire galaxies with them
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to spot two pairs of gigantic black holes set for two separate, first-of-their-kind collisions.
Rare galaxy with three black holes leads astronomers to the most massive objects in the universe
By Robert Lea published
Scientists watched as a three-quasar system merged in a supercomputer simulation of the universe to birth a black hole 300 billion times as massive as the sun.
Monster black hole may have killed this galaxy's star-forming power, James Webb Telescope reveals
By Ben Turner published
New James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal that the galaxy GS-9209 had its star-forming power abruptly "quenched" by mysterious forces after millions of years of productivity.
A mysterious object is being sucked into our galaxy's black hole. Now, we may know what it is.
By Ben Turner published
A strange blob has been seen rapidly circling our galaxy's central black hole. Now, astronomers have identified it as the exploded debris from two merging stars.
Wormholes might bend light like black holes do — and that could be the key to finding them
By JoAnna Wendel published
If wormholes exist, they might magnify distant objects according to Einstein's theory of relativity — and that makes it possible for us to find them, new research suggests.
Rare black hole 1 billion times the mass of the sun could upend our understanding of galaxy formation
By Ben Turner published
The discovery of a hidden primordial black hole, which formed just 750 million years after the Big Bang, suggests that it may be the 'tip of the iceberg' of the cosmic monsters hiding in the early universe.
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