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Two Black Holes With Unusual Behaviour Disrupt Traditional Theories About Their Formation
Astronomers are observing two unique black holes defying established cosmic theories. One, known as the "serial killer" black hole, is preparing to consume its second star in five years, an event that rarely occurs within such a timeframe. The other black hole, part of a triple system called V404 Cygni, has a structure that defies traditional black...
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Supermassive Black Hole at the Centre of the Milky Way Is Spinning Unexpectedly
Sagittarius A* (pronounced Sagittarius A Star), the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, is spinning in an unusual way, and scientists now believe they may know why. Based on new data from the Event Horizon Telescope, researchers suggest that this cosmic giant likely merged with another black hole billions of years ago. This colo...
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Supermassive Black Holes Might Be Responsible for the Death of a Galaxy, Says Study
Supermassive black holes might be influencing galactic star formation and triggering the death of galaxies, claims a new stuy. Recent research has shed light on how the birth and death of a galaxy, also known as galactic cycle occurs. This study reveals that the mass of a supermassive black hole can significantly impact the amount of cold gas avail...
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Scientists Discover Oldest Black Hole Ever That's 'Eating' Its Host Galaxy
Scientists said it is surprising to know that such supermassive black hole, which is a few million times the mass of our Sun, existed in the early universe.
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Supermassive Black Hole Spotted Eating Sun-Like Star in Nearby Galaxy
Black holes, celestial objects known for their gluttony, usually eat stars unlucky enough to stray too close to them in one big gulp, annihilating them with their enormous gravitational pull. But some, it turns out, tend to snack rather than gorge. Researchers said they have observed a supermassive black hole at the center of a relatively nearby ga...
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James Webb Telescope Finds Evidence Of ''Celestial Monster'' Stars The Size of 10,000 Suns
These ''celestial monsters'' are 5000 to 10000 times more massive and five times hotter at their centre than the Sun.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Spots Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Leaving Behind Trail of Newborn Stars
A supermassive black hole, weighing as much as 20 million Suns, has left behind a 2,00,000-light-year-long condensed trail of newborn stars, twice the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy, in its wake, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), US. Captured accidentally by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the black hole was se...
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Mysterious Bright Sky Flash Was A Black Hole Pointing Straight At Earth, Scientists Say
An incredibly bright flash that appeared in the night sky in February came from a black hole pointing straight at Earth, astronomers have said.
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Supermassive Black Holes Can Affect Star Formation in a Galaxy-Wide Manner, Study Suggests
A team of astronomers have modelled emission lines using data from various bservatories to demonstrate how supermassive clouds can influence star formation in interstellar clouds. Measuring the gas pressure in interstellar clouds impacted by jets and ambient clouds, revealed that there was change in the internal and external pressure of the molecul...
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Newly Discovered Star Travels Around the Milky Way’s Central Black Hole in Four Years, Study Says
Researchers have discovered that a recently discovered star travels around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy in only four years. Located in the S cluster, the prominent S2 star has been confirmed to travel around the central supermassive black hole in four years, thanks to a total of five telescopes that were used to observe the star. Fou...
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Black Hole Image of Sagittarius A* Unveiled by Scientists, From the Centre of the Milky Way Galaxy
Scientists have provided the first look at the black hole — called Sagittarius A*, or SgrA — lurking at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy, unveiling an image of a supermassive black hole that devours any matter wandering within its gargantuan gravitational pull.
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Black Hole Hunters Cast Gaze At Center Of The Milky Way Galaxy
Residing at the center of our spiral-shaped Milky Way galaxy is a beast - a supermassive black hole possessing 4 million times the mass of our sun and consuming any material including gas, dust and stars straying within its immense gravitational pull
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Hubble Telescope Research Shows Black Holes Could Aid Star Formation
A recent research based on Hubble Space Telescope findings showed that black holes could go against their all-absorbing nature at times and may aid creation. The research showed a supermassive black hole at the centre of a dwarf galaxy, some 30 million light-years away, creating stars rather than swallowing it.
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Star's Movement Proves Einstein's 100-Year-Old Theory True, Say Scientists
A star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way moves just as predicted by physicist Albert Einstein Einstein over 100 years ago, astronomers have found.
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NASA Video Shows a Black Hole Ripping Apart an Unfortunate Star the Size of Our Sun
NASA's TESS revealed the detailed timeline of a star 375 million light-years away warping and spiralling into the unrelenting gravitational pull of a supermassive black hole
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Two Black Holes With Unusual Behaviour Disrupt Traditional Theories About Their Formation
Astronomers are observing two unique black holes defying established cosmic theories. One, known as the "serial killer" black hole, is preparing to consume its second star in five years, an event that rarely occurs within such a timeframe. The other black hole, part of a triple system called V404 Cygni, has a structure that defies traditional black...
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Supermassive Black Hole at the Centre of the Milky Way Is Spinning Unexpectedly
Sagittarius A* (pronounced Sagittarius A Star), the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, is spinning in an unusual way, and scientists now believe they may know why. Based on new data from the Event Horizon Telescope, researchers suggest that this cosmic giant likely merged with another black hole billions of years ago. This colo...
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Supermassive Black Holes Might Be Responsible for the Death of a Galaxy, Says Study
Supermassive black holes might be influencing galactic star formation and triggering the death of galaxies, claims a new stuy. Recent research has shed light on how the birth and death of a galaxy, also known as galactic cycle occurs. This study reveals that the mass of a supermassive black hole can significantly impact the amount of cold gas avail...
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Scientists Discover Oldest Black Hole Ever That's 'Eating' Its Host Galaxy
Scientists said it is surprising to know that such supermassive black hole, which is a few million times the mass of our Sun, existed in the early universe.
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Supermassive Black Hole Spotted Eating Sun-Like Star in Nearby Galaxy
Black holes, celestial objects known for their gluttony, usually eat stars unlucky enough to stray too close to them in one big gulp, annihilating them with their enormous gravitational pull. But some, it turns out, tend to snack rather than gorge. Researchers said they have observed a supermassive black hole at the center of a relatively nearby ga...
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James Webb Telescope Finds Evidence Of ''Celestial Monster'' Stars The Size of 10,000 Suns
These ''celestial monsters'' are 5000 to 10000 times more massive and five times hotter at their centre than the Sun.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Spots Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Leaving Behind Trail of Newborn Stars
A supermassive black hole, weighing as much as 20 million Suns, has left behind a 2,00,000-light-year-long condensed trail of newborn stars, twice the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy, in its wake, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), US. Captured accidentally by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the black hole was se...
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Mysterious Bright Sky Flash Was A Black Hole Pointing Straight At Earth, Scientists Say
An incredibly bright flash that appeared in the night sky in February came from a black hole pointing straight at Earth, astronomers have said.
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Supermassive Black Holes Can Affect Star Formation in a Galaxy-Wide Manner, Study Suggests
A team of astronomers have modelled emission lines using data from various bservatories to demonstrate how supermassive clouds can influence star formation in interstellar clouds. Measuring the gas pressure in interstellar clouds impacted by jets and ambient clouds, revealed that there was change in the internal and external pressure of the molecul...
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Newly Discovered Star Travels Around the Milky Way’s Central Black Hole in Four Years, Study Says
Researchers have discovered that a recently discovered star travels around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy in only four years. Located in the S cluster, the prominent S2 star has been confirmed to travel around the central supermassive black hole in four years, thanks to a total of five telescopes that were used to observe the star. Fou...
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Black Hole Image of Sagittarius A* Unveiled by Scientists, From the Centre of the Milky Way Galaxy
Scientists have provided the first look at the black hole — called Sagittarius A*, or SgrA — lurking at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy, unveiling an image of a supermassive black hole that devours any matter wandering within its gargantuan gravitational pull.
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Black Hole Hunters Cast Gaze At Center Of The Milky Way Galaxy
Residing at the center of our spiral-shaped Milky Way galaxy is a beast - a supermassive black hole possessing 4 million times the mass of our sun and consuming any material including gas, dust and stars straying within its immense gravitational pull
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Hubble Telescope Research Shows Black Holes Could Aid Star Formation
A recent research based on Hubble Space Telescope findings showed that black holes could go against their all-absorbing nature at times and may aid creation. The research showed a supermassive black hole at the centre of a dwarf galaxy, some 30 million light-years away, creating stars rather than swallowing it.
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Star's Movement Proves Einstein's 100-Year-Old Theory True, Say Scientists
A star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way moves just as predicted by physicist Albert Einstein Einstein over 100 years ago, astronomers have found.
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NASA Video Shows a Black Hole Ripping Apart an Unfortunate Star the Size of Our Sun
NASA's TESS revealed the detailed timeline of a star 375 million light-years away warping and spiralling into the unrelenting gravitational pull of a supermassive black hole
