Black Hole

The biggest black holes in the cosmos may not be the quiet offspring of collapsing stars, but the bruised veterans of cosmic brawls. A new study reveals that these giant black holes grew densely packed in young star clusters by a series of violent mergers during which they disturbed spacetime…

This image provided by NASA/ESA/Webb from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows Messier 77 (M77), a barred spiral galaxy famous and appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study. (NASA via AP) AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart…

Scientists studying gravitational waves believe they may have uncovered how the Universe creates its biggest black holes. Instead of forming directly from collapsing stars, these enormous objects appear to grow through repeated black hole collisions inside extremely crowded star clusters. The new research, led by Cardiff University, examined version 4.0…

A new national study has warned that the UK is facing a "Digital Memory Loss" crisis by the next generation, as nearly half the population (47%) now stores their most precious life moments exclusively on smartphones and cloud servers. The research this month by The Lovely Keepsake Company reveals that…

An illustration of a supermassive black hole against a background of dark matter. (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) New research suggests that supermassive black holes that existed before the cosmos was 1 billion years old may have formed with a helping hand from dark matter, the universe's most…

The strong stellar wind from the supergiant starpushes the jets launched by the black hole away from the star. (Image credit: International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research(ICRAR)) Astronomers watched as jets blasting from a black hole cannibalized a blue supergiant companion star. Data from the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKA)…

New research by Professor Enrique Gaztañaga from the University of Portsmouth and the Institute of Space Sciences in Barcelona suggests some black holes formed before the Big Bang and survived a cosmic ‘bounce,’ potentially explaining dark matter, gravitational-wave backgrounds, and the early growth of supermassive black holes and galaxies. Gaztañaga…

LIV Golf appears on the rocks, with news of a withdrawal of sports funding by its Saudi owners a body blow to one of the crown jewels of South Australian tourism. What are the numbers looking like? (Image: Private Media/Zennie) Last week, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced…

Researchers have taken a major step toward understanding how black holes influence the universe by directly measuring the power of their jets. Using a network of radio telescopes spread across the globe, a team led by Curtin University captured detailed images that reveal just how energetic these jets can be.…

Astronomers may have discovered an extreme pair of light-spewing black holes that are spiraling toward an enormous collision — the effects of which could be felt in the next century. Using decades of radio telescope observations, the astronomers studied an ultrabright object that was previously thought to be a blazar…