Our Galaxy May Have Once Had a Second Central Black Hole
The smaller, intermediate mass black hole was likely derived from the Sausage Galaxy, which collided with the Milky Way 10 ...
Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where to look for life in the universe
One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar—a spinning black hole spraying out highly energetic ...
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Quantum eavesdropping could work even from inside a black hole
An eavesdropper hiding inside a black hole could still obtain information about quantum objects on its outside, a finding ...
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Monster in the shadows: Giant black hole emerges from cosmic dust
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 ...
Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where − and where not − to look for life in the universe
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 ...