Artist's impression of a supermassive black hole surrounded by gas and dust in four different wavelengths of light. Visible light (top right) and low-energy X-rays (bottom left) are blocked by the gas ...
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 ...
A new study shows that black holes consume gas which creates an outburst that cools nearby gas for the black hole to consume ...
In NASA's latest survey, experts detected black holes hidden behind thick clouds of gas and dust and others that are not. Their study, published in the Astrophysical Journal, found that around 35% of ...
It's a regrettable reality that there is never time to cover all the interesting scientific stories each month. In the past, ...
Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that black holes can cool gas to the proper temperature for a cosmic feast ...
Supermassive black holes, 1,000 times larger than previously thought, have been discovered in LRD-type galaxies. This ...
Supermassive black holes, thought to be 1,000 times larger than previously believed, have been discovered in LRD-type ...
The University of California San Diego is positioning itself as a leader in astronomical research as its new Department of ...
After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.
Listen to the haunting audio clip of sound waves from a supermassive black hole 250 million light-years away, captured by ...
Scientists have found that supermassive black holes self-grow by regulating the cooling of surrounding hot gas, forming warm ...