Black Hole

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed spectacular large-scale dark and light rays beaming out of the bright center of IC 5063, an active galaxy located 156 million light-years away in the southern constellation of Indus. The researchers think that an inner-tube-shaped ring, or torus, of dusty material…

Artist’s conception of a galaxy with an active nucleus propelling jets of material outward from the galaxy’s center. Credit: Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF Astronomers using data from the ongoing VLA Sky Survey (VLASS) have found a number of distant galaxies with supermassive black holes at their cores that have launched powerful,…

Artistic representation: In a merger of neutron stars extreme temperatures and densities occur. Credit: Dana Berry, SkyWorks Digital, Inc. A new study lead by GSI scientists and international colleagues investigates black-hole formation in neutron star mergers. Computer simulations show that the properties of dense nuclear matter play a crucial role,…

Using data from the Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS), astronomers have detected young radio-emitting jets from supermassive black holes in distant active galaxies. An artist’s conception of a galaxy with an active nucleus propelling jets of material outward from the galaxy’s center. Image credit: Sophia Dagnello, NRAO / AUI…

Black holes pull stars and gas into its disk that swirls around. This event produces immense energy as well as a powerful gusher of light from superheated infalling gas. The swirling disks are so distant that it is incredibly challenging to get any detail about them. Luckily, by a quirk…

This illustration generated by a computer model shows multiple black holes found within the heart of a dense globular star cluster. Credit: Aaron M. Geller, Northwestern University/CIERA New analysis of gravitational-wave data leads to wealth of discoveries. An international research collaboration including Northwestern University astronomers has produced the most detailed…

Black Holes are terrifying, and you can play as one in Roblox, rolling around, sucking up bricks, and upgrading your black hole. You can even eat your friends and other players. If you want an extra boost to your black hole, try out the codes for this month that we…

An artist’s impression of a black hole. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld A galactic bar is the approximately linear structure of stars and gas that stretches across the inner regions of some galaxies. The bar stretches from one inner spiral arm, across the nuclear region, to an arm on the…

IMAGE: Artistic representation: In a merger of neutron stars extreme temperatures and densities occur. view more  Credit: Dana Berry, SkyWorks Digital, Inc. A new study lead by GSI scientists and international colleagues investigates black-hole formation in neutron star mergers. Computer simulations show that the properties of dense nuclear matter play a…

Home News This computer simulation shows supermassive black holes only 40 orbits from merging. (Image: © NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center) Black holes are notable for many things, especially their simplicity. They're just … holes. That are "black." This simplicity allows us to draw surprising parallels between black holes and…