Supermassive Black Hole

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  Chandra Captures Sharpest-Ever X-Ray View of M87 Black Hole Jet

  Using 13 years of observations, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory produced its sharpest-ever view of the jet from M87's supermassive black hole. The data reveal new structures, cooling particles, and magnetic fields that help scientists understand how black holes shape galaxies.

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  JWST Reveals the True Identity of Mysterious Little Red Dots

  Using JWST, astronomers obtained the most detailed spectrum yet of a little red dot and found evidence that these mysterious objects are rapidly growing black holes wrapped in dense gas. The discovery could explain why they appear, shine red, and eventually disappear from the cosmic record.

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  James Webb Space Telescope Weighs Most Distant Dormant Black Hole Ever Detected

  Using JWST and a natural gravitational lens, astronomers measured a six-billion-solar-mass dormant black hole more than 10 billion light-years away. The discovery offers a rare glimpse into how galaxies and black holes evolved when the universe was just three billion years old.

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  Scientists Finally Detect Wind Streaming From Milky Way's Central Supermassive Black Hole

  Peering into the heart of our own galaxy is incredibly difficult. "To observe our own black hol

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  Scientists Find Long-Sought Cosmic Wind Erupting From Supermassive Black Hole

  The discovery is based on observations showing a large cone-shaped cavity near Sgr A.

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  Study Reveals Some Supermassive Black Holes May Have Been Born Big

  According to researchers, some of these black holes may have formed without first going through a stellar collapse phase.

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  NASA Captures Supermassive Black Hole "Feasting" On Its Surroundings 60 Million Light-Years Away

  NASA revealed that this black hole is about 60 million light-years from Earth and has a mass of two million Suns.

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  Scientists Discover 77 Rare Red Quasars Hidden Behind Cosmic Dust

  Scientists have discovered 77 rare red quasars hidden behind cosmic dust using NASA’s SPHEREx telescope. The findings support theories linking galaxy mergers to rapid black hole growth and galaxy evolution.

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  Scientists Find Rare X-Ray Source That Could Reveal Truth Behind "Little Red Dots"

  The newly discovered "X-ray dot," officially called 3DHST-AEGIS-12014, is located about 11.8 billion light-years from Earth.

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  Scientists Challenge Black Hole Theory, Say Dark Matter Core May Lie At Centre Of Milky Way

  Lead author Valentina Crespi explained that this dense dark matter core could bend light so strongly that it creates a dark region in the centre.

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  Hubble Constant Puzzle Deepens as Supernova and CMB Measurements Clash

  Astronomers are testing a new way to measure the universe’s expansion rate using the gravitational-wave background detected by NANOGrav. By treating the cosmic hum from merging supermassive black holes as a statistical “stochastic siren,” researchers hope to calculate the Hubble constant and help resolve the long-standing Hubble tension betwe...

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  Astronomers Solve the Mystery Behind M87’s Enormous Space Jet

  Astronomers have directly linked the supermassive black hole M87* to its enormous plasma jet using new Event Horizon Telescope data. The findings reveal where the jet originates near the black hole’s shadow, providing crucial insight into how black holes launch matter at nearly the speed of light.

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  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Might Have Spotted Hidden Supermassive Black Holes

  Mysterious “little red dots” spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope may not be tiny galaxies after all. A new study suggests they are supermassive black holes wrapped in dense gas and dust, perfectly disguised in the early universe and shining intensely in infrared light.

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  Astronomers Discover Shockingly Hot Young Galaxy Cluster That Defies Theory

  Astronomers have identified an exceptionally hot galaxy cluster forming just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang. Observations reveal gas temperatures far exceeding theoretical limits, suggesting an unexpectedly violent early formation. The discovery challenges standard models of galaxy cluster evolution and points to intense activity from starbur...

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  James Webb Confirms First Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Rocking Through Space

  The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the first runaway supermassive black hole, moving at 2.2 million mph through the Cosmic Owl galaxies. Pushing a galaxy-sized shockwave and leaving a long trail of star-forming gas, this discovery confirms long-standing theories about black hole ejections and opens the door to finding more cosmic speedste...