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Facing steep funding cuts, scientists propose using black holes as particle colliders
New calculations have revealed that the super-energetic jets produced by spinning black holes could be a source for elusive dark matter particles.
James Webb telescope uncovers new, 'hidden' type of black hole never seen before
By 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.
World's first color images of black holes are on their way
Astronomers 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.
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The rarest black holes in the universe may be 'wandering' our galaxy
Dozens of 'wandering' black holes could be tumbling through our galaxy right now, new simulations hint. Their existence could help solve a longstanding cosmic puzzle.
Physicists create a black hole bomb for the first time
Physicists 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.
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.
