Black Hole

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  Astronomers Discover Largest Collection of Missing Link Black Holes in Dwarf Galaxies

  Astronomers have uncovered 2,500 dwarf galaxies containing active black holes using DESI data. This marks the largest-ever discovery of intermediate-mass black holes, with 300 new candidates identified. These findings could help scientists understand how black holes evolve from stellar-mass to supermassive sizes. The research, based on 410,000 gala...

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  Astronomers Detect Flares From Milky Way's Black Hole

  Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers captured the most detailed look at this black hole activity

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  JWST Identifies Cooling Gas in Phoenix Cluster, Unlocking Star Formation Process

  The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the missing cooling gas in the Phoenix Cluster, a galaxy cluster located 5.8 billion light-years away. Researchers used the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to identify gas at around 540,000 degrees Fahrenheit trapped in cavities within the cluster. This discovery resolves a long-standing mystery of how sta...

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  James Webb Space Telescope Captures Sagittarius A Emitting Continuous Flares in Milky Way’s Core

  The James Webb Space Telescope has captured Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, emitting flares continuously. These bursts, varying in intensity and duration, have been observed over multiple sessions. Scientists believe the activity may be linked to magnetic interactions within the accretion disk. The phenomenon appears rand...

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  What Happens if You're Struck By A Tiny Black Hole? Study Reveals Shocking Details

  A recent study explores the effects of tiny black holes on the human body, finding that while tidal forces would cause local damage, shock waves could be deadly, but the likelihood of being struck is incredibly low.

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  Webb Telescope Unveils Hidden Process Behind Star Formation in Phoenix Cluster

  NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered the missing link in star formation within the Phoenix galaxy cluster. By mapping intermediate-temperature gas, researchers identified a crucial phase of cooling that was previously undetected. This discovery explains why the cluster’s supermassive black hole does not fully prevent star formation, ...

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  Physicists Discover Singularities-Free Black Holes Using Pure Gravity

  Physicists at ICCUB have mathematically proven that black holes can form without singularities, eliminating the need for exotic matter. The study, published in Physics Letters B, demonstrates that higher-order gravitational corrections alone can generate regular black holes. This breakthrough challenges previous models and provides new insights int...

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  Scientists Detects Most Energetic Neutrino Ever in the Mediterranean Sea

  A record-breaking neutrino with 220 quadrillion electron volts has been detected in the Mediterranean Sea. Captured by the KM3NeT deep-sea telescope, this rare cosmic event could be linked to powerful astrophysical phenomena such as black holes or supernovae. Neutrinos, nearly massless particles that rarely interact with matter, provide crucial ins...

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  Unprecedented Cosmic Explosion Discovered: Could This Be The Greatest Space Mystery Ever?

  A newly detected cosmic explosion, EP240408a, could be the result of a white dwarf's death, creating a high-speed jet. It offers new insights into astrophysics.

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  Astronomers Find a 200,000-Light-Year Black Hole Jet in the Early Universe

  Astronomers have identified the longest black hole jet observed in the early universe, stretching 200,000 light-years—twice the Milky Way’s width. Found in quasar J1601+3102, this jet was detected using the LOFAR telescope. Despite the black hole being 450 million times the Sun’s mass, it isn’t among the most massive. Scientists believe env...

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  JWST Detects Unexpectedly Massive Black Holes in the Early Universe

  A new study led by Jorryt Matthee of ISTA reveals that black holes in early galaxies were significantly more massive than expected. Using JWST data, researchers found that some black holes accounted for nearly 10% of their galaxy's stellar mass—far exceeding the 0.01% ratio seen in modern galaxies. The findings challenge existing growth models, s...

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  Gravitational Waves Reveal Black Hole Ancestry Through Spin Analysis

  A study published in Physical Review Letters explores how gravitational waves reveal the ancestry of black holes. By examining 69 black hole mergers, researchers found that spin shifts indicate repeated collisions in dense star clusters. This insight supports models suggesting black holes grow through sequential mergers. Observatories like LIGO and...

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  Astronomers Discover 19 New Quasars Using DESI Legacy Surveys Data

  Using data from the DESI Legacy Surveys photometry catalog, 19 new quasars were identified, including strongly-lensed, dual, and projected types. Observations were carried out on October 15–16, 2023, at California's Palomar Observatory using the P200/DBSP instrument. Among the findings are two lensed quasars, J0746+1344 and J2121-0826, which exhi...

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  Hear The Universe Roar: NASA Reveals Haunting Audio From A Supermassive Black Hole

  NASA has released an eerie audio clip of sound waves emanating from a supermassive black hole in the Perseus galaxy cluster, 250 million light-years away.

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  Astronomers Discover How Massive Black Holes Create Their Own Meals

  The universe's most massive black holes fuel themselves by cooling gas around them, astronomers have found