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Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to break down the cause of a remarkable formation of radio waves they…
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured an “orphan” black hole lighting up as it devoured a star on the outskirts…
Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a second early…
A black hole is growing at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, according to a team of astronomers. This…
Editor’s Note: This post highlights a combination of peer-reviewed results and data from Webb science in progress, which has not…
A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe, according to a new study from…
Editor’s note: This article was updated June 2, 2025 to include the link to the scientific study published in Astrophysical Journal…
Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating…
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way appears to be having a party, complete with a…
