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In this artist's rendering, a disk of material has formed around a supermassive black hole after a star was shredded by the cosmic beast. The material heats up as it falls toward the black hole, and flashes of X-ray light near the center of the disk resu

Sleeping Black Hole Awakens to Devour Doomed Star

By Charles Q. Choi published

A sleeping giant at the center of a galaxy has awoken: A normally dormant, monster black hole has been found shredding a star that ventured too close to the cosmic beast.

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An artist's concept of cloudy "rain" falling onto a black hole.

Monster Black Hole Caught Feeding On Clumpy, Cloudy 'Rain'

By Charles Q. Choi published

A hungry black hole has been observed chowing down on cold, clumpy clouds at the center of a nearby galaxy, shedding light on how black holes grow.

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Black hole warps light at center of a galaxy

Surprise! Gigantic Black Hole Found in Cosmic Backwater

By Sarah Lewin published

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Two illustrations show a black hole destroying a star orbiting it and then jets of material emitted from the poles.

Monster Black Hole Eats Star, Returns Leftovers

By Sarah Lewin published

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Shifting Coronas Around Black Holes

Why Do Supermassive Black Holes Erupt?

By Mike Wall published

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Record-Breaking Outburst from Milky Way's Black Hole

Milky Way's Monster Black Hole Unleashes Record-Breaking X-ray Flare

By Calla Cofield published

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How Do Monster Black Holes Form? New Find May Provide 'Missing Link'

By Tanya Lewis published

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Quasar Powered by Supermassive Black Hole

Monster Black Hole Spins at Half the Speed of Light

By Nola Taylor Redd published

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Center of Milky Way Swift Telescope Compilation

Milky Way's Huge Black Hole to Gobble Gas Cloud Soon

By Nola Taylor Redd published

When the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way consumes an incoming cloud of gas, NASA’s Swift telescope will be on the scene.

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Simulations of Shadow of Black Hole Event Horizon

$19 Million Grant Could Lead to First-Ever Image of Black Hole

By Mike Wall published

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