Black Hole

An illustration of a black hole star — a potentially new class of cosmic object with a feeding black hole at its center, and a dense cocoon of turbulent gas surrounding it like a star. (Image credit: MPIA/HdA/T. Müller/A. de Graaff) Astronomers have discovered a new object that could help…

The newly-discovered supermassive black hole sits in the center of a ‘little red dot’ galaxy called CAPERS-LRD-z9 and is seen just 500 million years after the Big Bang. An artist’s impression of CAPERS-LRD-z9. Image credit: Erik Zumalt, University of Texas at Austin. “When looking for black holes, this is about…

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Juan Alejandro Bernal/Shutterstock Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" books or those who enjoyed Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning movie versions of the story will be familiar with the Eye of Sauron. It was the name given to the way the primary antagonist of the story, Sauron, watched his…

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According to Einstein’s theory of gravity, black holes have only a small handful of distinguishing characteristics. Quantum theory implies they may have more. Now an experimental search finds that any of this extra ‘hair’ has to be pretty short. Introduction According to Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, the behavior…

NASA NIAC is developing X-ray imaging in crucial wavelengths that will be a million times better for observing key aspects of a super massive black hole. We still know very little about giant supermassive black holes (SMBH). After 30 years of study, we don’t know precisely how these objects produce…

The OBR estimated that fiscal drag would raise an extra £51 billion a year in tax by the end of the decade. 11:15, Sat, Aug 23, 2025 Updated: 11:23, Sat, Aug 23, 2025 Rachel Reeves could extend the freeze on income tax thresholds. (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves is reportedly mulling…

Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have proposed a new explanation for some of the universe's most puzzling early galaxies, nicknamed "little red dots." In the study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Authors Fabio Pacucci and Abraham (Avi) Loeb suggest that these galaxies are the…

Astronomers used a UC Santa Cruz-led AI system to detect a rare supernova, SN 2023zkd, within hours of its explosion, allowing rapid follow-up observations before the fleeting event faded. Evidence suggests the blast was triggered by a massive star's catastrophic encounter with a black hole companion, either partially swallowing the…