Chandra X-ray Observatory and X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) imagery of the Milky Way's core and supermassive black hole ...
When astronomers look out into the cosmos, they see supermassive black holes (SMBH) in two different states. In one state, ...
Some galaxies eject powerful streams of charged particles—jets—from their centers into space. The prominent jet of Messier 87 ...
A newly identified quasar shows sustained growth beyond the Eddington limit, prompting new examination of accretion physics, radiation trapping and jet activity in early supermassive black holes.
An early black hole feeds too fast—yet still blasts X-rays and radio jets.
"It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most ...
The most recent CSC update adds more than 400,000 unique compact and extended X-ray sources, as well over 1.3 million ...
Astronomers may have finally cracked one of the universe’s biggest mysteries: how black holes grew so enormous so fast after ...
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a "200,000 light-year-long trail of newborn stars" that may have been left behind by a ...
Like a recording artist who has had a long career, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has a “back catalog” of cosmic recordings ...
A bold new lunar plan could make the Moon the best place to spot hidden black holes. What will it take to pull it off?
In the early universe, astronomers found a rare light that breaks the rules of how black holes grow. Researchers from Waseda ...
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