One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar—a spinning black hole spraying out highly energetic ...

The black hole examined by the team is no small cosmic object. It is more than a billion times the mass of our Sun. Despite ...

Magnetic fields twist around the black hole as it rotates to store energy – kind of like when you pull and twist a rubber band. When you release the rubber band, it snaps forward. Similarly, the ...

A high-energy photonic jet (white and blue) blasts through a collapsar with a black hole at its center. The red space around ...

Could black holes be unexpected contributors to the emergence of life in the universe? A recent study suggests that their intense radiation might actually protect nearby planets. This ...

NASA has confirmed the presence of a supermassive black hole at the centre of the elliptical galaxy M87. Estimated to be 2.6 ...

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Black holes may not be as life-destroying as we thought. A surprising study reveals that the powerful radiation from active ...

"Many supermassive black holes may lie concealed within dusty regions of the early universe, undetected," said astronomer ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — Within the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument's early data, scientists have uncovered the largest samples ever of intermediate-mass black holes and dwarf galaxies hosting an ...

China releases its biggest 10 scientific advances of 2024, including space, health, and quantum research at Zhongguancun ...

Astronomers have uncovered a spiral galaxy nearly a billion light-years away that hosts a supermassive black hole launching ...