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Biggest black hole jets ever seen are as long as 140 Milky WaysThe largest-ever black hole jets ever seen hint that these cosmic monsters may play an even more significant role in shaping galaxies than previously thought.
By Ben Turner Published
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James Webb Space Telescope sees an ancient black hole dance with colliding galaxiesUsing the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed the dramatic dance between a supermassive black hole-powered quasar and merging galaxies less than a billion years after the Big Bang.
By Robert Lea Published
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James Webb telescope spies bejeweled 'Einstein ring' made of warped quasar lightNew photos from the James Webb Space Telescope show off the bewitching beauty of the warped quasar RX J1131-1231, which is adorned with four bright spots birthed by mind-bending space-time trickery.
By Harry Baker Published
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Scientists reveal largest map of the universe's active supermassive black holes ever createdA massive new 3D map of space includes more than 1 million supermassive black hole-powered quasars, which are among the brightest objects in the universe.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Brightest black hole ever discovered devours a sun's-worth of matter every dayA distant quasar that was initially mistaken for a star is actually one of the brightest and fastest-growing black holes ever seen.
By Ben Turner Published
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An ancient, ravenous black hole has been hiding an 11-billion-year-old galaxy in its glareA team of astronomers has used a tricky technique to study an ancient galaxy previously lost in the glare of a blazing quasar.
By Robert Lea Published
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What is the hottest place in the universe?The hottest spot in the universe may well be near the edges of a supermassive black hole.
By Kiley Price Published
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Rare 'Einstein cross' warps light from one of the universe's brightest objects in this stunning imageEinstein predicted the existence of these crosses back in 1915. Now, they are used to study distant galaxies.
By Ben Turner Published
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James Webb Space Telescope: Origins, design and mission objectivesReference NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has launched and it's the most powerful in history, giving us the deepest ever view into our universe.
By Andrew May Last updated
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