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NASA’s Chandra Finds Small Galaxies May Buck the Black Hole Trend
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Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a recent study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This contrasts with the common idea that nearly every galaxy has one of these giant black holes within…
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Black Hole Eats Star: NASA Missions Discover Record-Setting Blast
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Editor’s note, Dec. 11, 2025: This story was updated to include an additional partner’s research and related release. Astronomers have been poring over a flood of data from NASA satellites and other facilities as they try to work out what…
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NASA’s Chandra Finds Black Hole With Tremendous Growth
6 min read
A black hole is growing at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, according to a team of astronomers. This discovery from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory may help explain how some black holes can reach enormous masses relatively quickly after…
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