Black Hole

An illustration shows a black hole merger and its mirror image. (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) By observing tiny ripples in spacetime called "gravitational waves" that propagate away from colliding black holes, scientists could reveal hidden asymmetries in the universe. The team behind new research on the topic…

Astronomers have detected the largest black hole-launched jet ever seen in the early universe. The twin-lobed jet that existed when the universe was just 1.2 billion years old stretches out for an incredible 200,000 light-years at the very least, making it twice as long as the width of the Milky…

Astronomers have spotted a massive radio jet in the early universe, which they say is the largest known from that era. The jet is at least 200,000 light-years long, making it twice the width of the Milky Way. It formed when the universe was less than 10% its current age…

An illustration shows the Einstein Probe and two possible explanations for a powerful cosmic explosion it witnessed (Image credit: Robert Lea (Created with Canva)) Astronomers are trying to understand a mysterious cosmic explosion that the Einstein Probe spacecraft spotted in April last year. The highly energetic explosion was initially attributed…

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New images from the North Sea show never-before-seen landforms that were carved by a single, colossal ice sheet 1 million years ago and subsequently buried beneath a thick layer of mud. (Image credit: Supplied by Christine Batchelor (Data owner: TGS)) Researchers have discovered huge landforms deep beneath the North Sea…

Manchester Evening News Icon News Cost Of Living Pensions Labour decided to means test the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300, after discovering a '£22 billion' black hole in public spending left by the previous government Despite limiting the Winter Fuel Payment only to those claiming Pension Credit, the…

A supermassive black hole surrounded by a torus of gas and dust is depicted in four different wavelengths of light in this artist’s concept. Visible light (top right) and low-energy X-rays (bottom left) are blocked by the torus; infrared (top left) is scattered and reemitted; and some high energy X-rays…

(Image credit: Wolfgang Steffen, UNAM) At first glimpse, it may seem like infant stars and supermassive black holes have very little in common. Infant stars, or "protostars," haven't yet gathered enough mass to trigger the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium in their cores, the process which defines what a…

By combining data from NASA’s IRAS and NuSTAR telescopes, scientists have uncovered more hidden supermassive black holes than earlier estimates suggested. Their findings indicate that over a third of these black holes are obscured by thick gas and dust, influencing how galaxies grow and evolve. The study demonstrates the power…