726 results for "black holes"

Posted on Aug 8, 2017 “Fundamentally, the detection of gravitational waves was a huge deal, as it was a confirmation of a key prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity,”...

Posted on Mar 10, 2017 in Astronomy, Science, Space Quasars, stupendously bright regions in the cores of galaxies, powered by gargantuan black holes, will deepen our understanding of why nearly...

Posted on Dec 12, 2016 “The quasars observed in the early universe resemble giant babies in a delivery room full of normal infants,” observed Avi Loeb of the Harvard–Smithsonian Center...

Posted on Dec 25, 2016 "This study is an effort to bring together a broad set of ideas and observations to test how well they fit, and the fit is...

Posted on Oct 29, 2016 in Astronomy, Science, Space New studies are providing increasingly sensitive results, slowly shrinking the box of parameters where dark matter particles can hide. The failure...

Posted on Aug 10, 2016 in Uncategorized Are massive black holes hiding in the halos of galaxies, making up the majority of the universe’s mysterious dark matter?Roughly 27% of the...

Posted on May 6, 2016 in Uncategorized “This black hole, though individually massive, accounts for less than one percent of the mass of all the stars in the galaxy,” notes...

Posted on Oct 5, 2011 The inner workings of supermassive black holes may be less hostile than we realize, possibly with stable regions where life and even planets could exist,...

Posted on Sep 27, 2011 in Uncategorized Scientists may be able to spot evidence of elusive dark matter by detecting vibrations on the surfaces of stars that could indicate that...

Posted on Dec 24, 2019 in Astronomy, Black Hole, Solar System, Space The outburst was equal to 1,038 nuclear bombs. “This is an extreme case…” said Michael Calzadilla, at the...

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have detected a massive swarm of black holes moving through our Milky Way galaxy. This extraordinary finding sheds new light on the formation and evolution…

Astronomers have discovered the first known triple black hole system in the Milky Way, challenging long-held theories of how black holes form. Located 8,000 light-years from Earth, the system involves…

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that jets from a supermassive black hole in the M87 galaxy are causing nearby stars to erupt in explosive novae. These stellar…

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have observed two pairs of supermassive black holes on the verge of merging in distant dwarf galaxies. This rare cosmic event offers a unique window…

Astronomers have discovered a swarm of over 100 stellar-mass black holes within the star cluster Palomar 5, located 80,000 light-years from Earth. This unique globular cluster, with its 30,000-light-year-long tidal…

Astronomers have discovered colossal black hole jets stretching an unprecedented 23 million light-years across the cosmos, the longest ever observed. These jets, named Porphyrion, originate from a supermassive black hole…

Scientists are exploring the possibility that primordial black holes, tiny remnants from the early universe, could pass through our solar system undetected. These black holes, far smaller than their stellar…

JWST confirms a supermassive black hole is halting star formation in its host galaxy by ejecting vital star-forming gas.

Chinese astronomers have uncovered a low-mass black hole that challenges long-held astrophysical theories. This black hole, part of a binary system known as G3425, has a mass of about 3.6...

For decades, the Lambda Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) model dominated cosmology, building on Big Bang theories. It proposed that the universe expanded from a hyperdense state, with spacetime expansion causing...

New research indicates that Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, likely formed through the merger of two black holes. The study, published in...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the spiral galaxy IC 4709, located approximately 240 million light-years away in the southern constellation Telescopium. This remarkable galaxy,...

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has made a significant breakthrough in astronomical observation, achieving the highest resolution images of black holes ever obtained from Earth. By detecting light at...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered a groundbreaking discovery that is reshaping our understanding of the early universe. Initially, astronomers observed what appeared to be enormous galaxies in...

In a stunning twist, a new study has shattered previous claims of an intermediate-mass black hole lurking at the centre of Omega Centauri, the Milky Way's most massive globular star...

Astronomers have observed a black hole gradually consuming a star, providing a rare opportunity to predict the next cosmic “snack.” This discovery offers valuable insights into black hole behavior and...

An international research team has made a groundbreaking discovery, identifying potential signs of an intermediate-mass black hole within the IRS 13 star cluster near the supermassive black hole at the...

Recent observations have revealed a fascinating phenomenon in the galaxy SDSS1335+0728, where a supermassive black hole at its center has begun to activate, causing unprecedented brightness changes since December 2019....

Astronomers have identified a middleweight black hole, a significant finding that could provide crucial insights into the formation and evolution of supermassive black holes. This discovery, located in the star...

The Tunguska event, one of the most intriguing and unexplained phenomena of the 20th century, occurred on June 30, 1908. This massive explosion flattened approximately 2,150 square kilometers (830 square...

Astronomers have recently observed a dramatic and unexpected brightening of a distant galaxy, revealing the sudden awakening of a massive black hole at its core. This extraordinary event involves a...

Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) have made groundbreaking discoveries about the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). Utilizing a...

The mysterious radiation predicted by Stephen Hawking, known as Hawking radiation, may soon be observable thanks to advancements in telescope technology. This radiation, emitted by black holes, has eluded detection...

The James Webb Space Telescope has made a groundbreaking discovery by observing the most distant and ancient black hole merger ever recorded. This event, which occurred when the universe was...

NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope has allowed scientists to identify a new cosmic “exhaust vent” that is directing hot gas away from Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole...

Posted on Oct 8, 2022 in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life, Multiverse, quantum physics, Science, Space News, Universe This weekend’s stories include The Universe Is Not Locally Real...

Posted on Aug 13, 2022 in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Science, Space News This weekend’s stories include Giant Voids of Nothingness may be Flinging the Universe Apart to What can Astrobiology Space...

Posted on May 15, 2022 in Alien Life, Astrobiology, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Black Holes, Cosmology, Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life, James Webb Space Telescope, Multiverse, Science, Science News, Technology,...

Posted on May 14, 2022 in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Black Holes, Science Several of the world’s leading astronomers and scientists emailed their thoughts to The Daily Galaxy on the significance of...

Posted on May 12, 2022 in Astronomy, Black Holes, Milky Way Galaxy Breaking news: as we predicted, astronomers captured the first image of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the black hole...

An exciting new era in astronomy began billions of years ago with a collision between two black holes that sent gravitational waves rippling through the universe. In 2019, signals from...

Astronomers have known since the 1990s that planets exist around pulsars. It’s a reasonable hypothesis that planets might also exist around black holes, which have a weaker impact on their...

Posted on Mar 4, 2022 in Astronomy, Black Hole, Science, Stars The first black hole to be discovered was Cygnus X-1 in 1964. It comprises a black hole and a...

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Posted on Feb 23, 2022 in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Science, Technology “The Galaxy Report” brings you news of space and science that has the capacity to provide clues to the mystery...

A big step in solving the mystery of how the very biggest black holes grow has been taken by researchers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. They identified a black hole...

“If we combine the map of the dark matter in the Milky Way with the most recent Big Bang model to explain the universe and we hypothesize the existence of...

Posted on Dec 15, 2021 in Science Nobel-Prize laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, for whom NASA’s Chandra Observatory was named, described black holes  as “the most perfect macroscopic objects there are in...

A star that wanders too close to the supermassive black hole in the center of its galaxy will be torn apart by the black hole’s gravity in a violent cataclysm...

The black hole–part of a binary system called V404 Cygni, located about 7,800 light-years away from Earth– is actively pulling material away from a companion star — with about half...