Category

Black Hole

Cosmic Monster on the Loose: Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Is “Not Like Anything Seen Before” Black Hole

Cosmic Monster on the Loose: Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Is “Not Like Anything Seen Before”

A rare and bizarre cosmic event involving three massive black holes has led to the discovery of an unprecedented phenomenon: a supermassive black hole moving at incredible speeds, leaving a 200,000-light-year-long trail of newborn stars in its wake. Captured accidentally by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, this extraordinary contrail of star…
bubmag
April 7, 2023
NASA warns of ‘runway’ black hole: ‘Invisible monster on the loose’ Black Hole

NASA warns of ‘runway’ black hole: ‘Invisible monster on the loose’

We use cookies and data to Deliver and maintain Google servicesTrack outages and protect against spam, fraud, and abuseMeasure audience engagement and site statistics to understand how our services are used and enhance the quality of those servicesIf you choose to “Accept all,” we will also use cookies and data…
bubmag
April 7, 2023
News at a glance: Benin Bronze’s source, a supermassive black hole, and Aboriginal knowledge Black Hole

News at a glance: Benin Bronze’s source, a supermassive black hole, and Aboriginal knowledge

COVID-19 Chinese team posts key DNA from market After intense pressure and criticism from many scientists, Chinese researchers last week released a trove of new genetic data that may offer fresh clues about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some scientists say the new evidence gives more credibility to the…
bubmag
April 6, 2023
Mysterious Cosmic Tadpole: A Strange Gas Cloud Dances With a Colossal Black Hole Black Hole

Mysterious Cosmic Tadpole: A Strange Gas Cloud Dances With a Colossal Black Hole

Artist’s Impression of the “Tadpole” Molecular Cloud and the black hole at the gravitational center of its orbit. Credit: Keio University Researchers discovered an unusual gas cloud called the “Tadpole” potentially orbiting a massive black hole 100,000 times the mass of the Sun, and plan to use ALMA to search…
bubmag
April 5, 2023
2 merging supermassive black holes spotted at ‘cosmic noon’ in early universe Black Hole

2 merging supermassive black holes spotted at ‘cosmic noon’ in early universe

This artist's impression shows a closely bound duo of energetic quasars — the hallmark of a pair of merging galaxies — seen when the universe was only three billion years old. (Image credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani, J. da Silva)Astronomers have spotted two quasars lighting up the mutual heart of…
bubmag
April 5, 2023
A dual quasar shines light on two supermassive black holes on a collision course inside a galaxy merger Black Hole

A dual quasar shines light on two supermassive black holes on a collision course inside a galaxy merger

This artist’s concept shows the brilliant glare of two quasars residing in the cores of two galaxies that are in the chaotic process of merging. The gravitational tug-of-war between the two galaxies ignites a firestorm of star birth. Quasars are brilliant beacons of intense light from the centers of distant…
bubmag
April 5, 2023
2 newfound black holes are the closest ever to Earth and like nothing seen before Black Hole

2 newfound black holes are the closest ever to Earth and like nothing seen before

Astronomers have discovered two new black holes that are the closest ones to Earth known, and also represent something that astronomers have never seen before.  The black holes, designated Gaia BH1 and Gaia BH2, were discovered in data collected by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia spacecraft.  Gaia BH1 is…
bubmag
April 4, 2023