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James Webb telescope reveals the universe may have far fewer active black holes than we thought
By Briley Lewis published
Almost every galaxy in the universe has a supermassive black hole at its center. So why is it so hard to find young black holes actively feeding?
'Twisty' new theory of gravity says information can escape black holes after all
By Paul Sutter published
Einstein's theory of relativity say black holes are 'bald', but a new tweak to his research may give the mysterious objects their long-sought 'hair.'
A black hole 'assassin' ripped a star to shreds and left its guts strewn about the galaxy
By Briley Lewis published
Astronomers studied the remains of a massive star ripped apart by a black hole in an epic astro-forensic murder investigation.
Black hole 'seeds' discovered in the early universe for 1st time ever
By Robert Lea published
The puzzle of how supermassive black holes grew so large just after the Big Bang could soon be solved.
Could a black hole devour the universe?
By Donavyn Coffey published
Black holes can swallow stars, planets and even merge with other black holes, but could a massive one swallow the entire universe?
Star-size black hole is emitting radio signals that scientists can't explain
By Robert Lea published
Superfast changes to the intensity of a jet blasting out from a small black hole have been detected for the first time.
Supermassive black hole found spitting a giant, high-energy jet toward Earth
By Robert Lea published
NASA has identified a supermassive black hole blasting its energetic jets straight toward Earth. Don't worry, though, this blazar is located 400 million light-years away.
James Webb telescope discovers the oldest active black hole in the known universe
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a feeding supermassive black hole from when the universe was less than 600 million years old.
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