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Scientists discover closest star-shredding black hole to Earth ever seen
By Briley Lewis published
Astronomers comparing maps of the universe uncovered the nearest example of a black hole devouring a star ever detected.
The most powerful black holes in the universe may finally have an explanation
By Robert Lea published
Quasars, the most extreme phenomena in the universe, are triggered when galactic collisions deliver gas to feeding black holes, new research suggests.
The most elusive black holes in the universe could lurk at the Milky Way's center
By Paul Sutter published
Astronomers have a plan for using ripples in space-time to hunt for elusive intermediate-mass black holes around the Milky Way's center.
First-ever close-up of a supermassive black hole sharpened to 'full resolution' by AI, and the results are stunning
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers have used machine learning to sharpen the 2019 Event Horizon Telescope image of the black hole M87*, the first direct image of a black hole ever taken.
NASA discovers ultra-rare 'double quasar' about to collide into an unbelievably massive black hole
By Joanna Thompson published
A rare double quasar system 10 billion light-years away could help astronomers uncover the secrets of the early universe.
Strange radio bursts that outshine entire galaxies may come from colliding neutron stars, new study suggests
By Robert Lea published
Powerful bursts of radiation called fast radio bursts could be launched when neutron stars collide and merge, gravitational wave detections indicate.
Stephen Hawking's famous black hole paradox may finally have a solution
By Robert Lea published
The 'Hawking radiation' emitted by black holes may be able to carry information after all, a new solution to Stephen Hawking's famous paradox suggests.
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.
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