Supermassive black hole found wandering through space
In a galaxy far, far away, there's a supermassive black hole on the move — and scientists aren't sure why.
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Astronomers discover oldest, most distant supermassive black hole
The supermassive black hole at the center of one of the universe's brightest objects is 1.6 billion times more massive than the sun.
Earth is way closer to a supermassive black hole than we thought
But scientists say not to worry.
American, 2 others win Nobel in Physics for black hole discoveries
American Andrea Ghez and German Reinhard Genzel will share half the prize money, while Britain's Roger Penrose gets the rest.
First black hole ever photographed appears to be "wobbling"
Scientists were surprised to find the ring of gas surrounding the supermassive black hole appears to have moved significantly.
Astronomers detect rare type of black hole for the first time
The rare black hole is the result of the most powerful, most massive, most distant merger of two black holes ever recorded in the history of the universe.
Black hole and "mysterious object" collision puzzles astronomers
The object seems to be some sort of "Goldilocks star" that doesn't fit our current understanding.
Astronomers discover the closest black hole to Earth
The black hole is so close to us that, on a clear night in the Southern Hemisphere, skywatchers can spot stars dancing around it with the naked eye.
Star dancing around supermassive black hole proves Einstein right
After studying the star for nearly 30 years, astronomers have once again proven Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
Biggest known explosion in the universe spotted by astronomers
The eruption was so intense it punched a crater the size of fifteen Milky Way galaxies into a part of space hundreds of millions of light-years away.
Mysterious deep space radio burst sends signals every 16 days
A mysterious object in a galaxy 500 million light-years away is sending out signals — but astronomers have no idea why.
Mysterious objects found orbiting supermassive black hole: study
Are they just gas, or are they stars? Astronomers now believe the unusual objects may be a hybrid of both.
Massive black hole that "should not even exist" discovered
A black hole with a mass of about 70 times that of the sun is lurking across our galaxy.
Supermassive black hole ejects star from Milky Way Galaxy
Astronomers spotted the star just 29,000 light-years away from Earth — "practically next door by astronomical standards"
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NASA captures black hole swallowing star the size of our sun
Astronomers say this type of cosmic event happens once every 10,000 to 100,000 years in a galaxy the size of the Milky Way
Black hole possibly swallowed neutron star, causing ripples in space
The cosmic collision could be the first example of a black hole colliding with a neutron star — possibly offering new insights into the expansion of the universe
Our galaxy's black hole suddenly flashed a bright light
Scientists called the flashes "unprecedented"
Meet the 29-year-old who helped create the black hole image
Dr. Katie Bouman led the creation of a new algorithm to produce the first-ever image of a black hole
First black hole image reveals cosmic place of no return: "Our jaws dropped"
Black holes are the universe's most powerful vacuum, inhaling everything
Scientists unveil first image of black hole in all its dark glory
In an historic observation, a globe-spanning virtual telescope has directly imaged a black hole's shadow
Scientists to announce "groundbreaking" black hole findings
The Event Horizon Telescope team is poised to announce its findings regarding black hole observation
Subatomic particle traced to black hole billions of light years away
Detector buried under more than a mile of ice in Antarctica detects high-energy neutrino, traces it to black hole more than a billion times more massive than the sun
Gravity waves from black hole collision detected
Scientists have detected gravitational waves from two colliding black holes some 3 billion light years away
Astronomers try to take first-ever photo of a black hole
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