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Scientists Challenge Black Hole Theory, Say Dark Matter Core May Lie At Centre Of Milky Way
- Tuesday April 14, 2026
- Science | Edited by Astitva Raj
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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www.ndtv.com
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Astronomers Capture First Detailed View of Hot Gas Swirling Around Black Holes
- Wednesday February 4, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Japan’s XRISM X-ray observatory has delivered the first detailed maps of hot gas swirling around supermassive black holes in the Virgo and Perseus galaxy clusters. The data reveal intense turbulence, like cosmic storms driven by black hole jets. This churning heats the gas, stopping it from cooling and collapsing into new stars, explaining why cl...
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www.gadgets360.com
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JWST Uncovers the Origins of the Universe’s First Supermassive Black Holes
- Sunday February 1, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal that the earliest supermassive black holes formed from massive gas clouds collapsing directly into heavy seeds. This process bypassed normal star formation, allowing black holes to reach millions of solar masses within just 200–500 million years after the Big Bang, solving a long-standing cosmic myst...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Hypothetical ‘Dark Stars’ Could Rewrite Early Cosmic History, Research Suggests
- Friday January 16, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Hypothetical dark stars could explain three early universe mysteries: the abundance of supermassive black holes, dense blue monster galaxies, and compact little red dots. Powered by dark matter rather than fusion, these stars may have formed before normal stars, collapsing to create black hole seeds and influencing early galaxy observations, accord...
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA James Webb Telescope Reveals ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Star System Hiding a Supermassive Black Hole
- Sunday January 4, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
For decades, astronomers have studied galaxy formation, but the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has now revealed a galaxy with a dual personality, earning it the nickname “Jekyll and Hyde.” Known as Virgil, the galaxy shows a mild-mannered side, forming stars quietly, while its hidden core harbours a heavily obscured supermassive black hole t...
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www.gadgets360.com
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James Webb Confirms First Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Rocking Through Space
- Thursday December 18, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
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...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Astronomers Report The Biggest Black Hole Flare Ever Seen, With Light Of 10 Trillion Suns
- Tuesday November 4, 2025
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
The observed black hole flare is believed to be the largest and most distant one ever recorded, coming from 10 billion light-years away.
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www.ndtv.com
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Star-Eating Black Hole Unleashes Record-Setting Energetic Flare
- Tuesday November 4, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Scientists are observing the most energetic flare ever seen emanating from a supermassive black hole, apparently caused when this celestial beast shredded and swallowed a huge star that strayed too close.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tiny Red Dots Spotted By NASA’s James Webb Telescope Could Be Black Hole Stars
- Thursday September 25, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealed mysterious “little red dots” that seem too bright and mature for their age. A new study suggests they may be black hole stars—giant hydrogen spheres powered by black holes—helping explain the rapid growth of early supermassive black holes.
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Captures Lobster Nebula’s Towering Spires and Massive Stars
- Monday September 8, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Webb Telescope imaged the Lobster Nebula (NGC 6357), 5,500 light-years away. Its young star cluster, Pismis 24, contains giant stars carving glowing gas pillars. Pismis 24-1, once thought to be one supermassive star, is a triple system with stars up to 74 times the Sun’s mass.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Supermassive Black Hole Burps Matter at Near-Light Speeds After Consuming Gas Too Fast
- Wednesday June 25, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Astronomers observed a supermassive black hole expelling gas at nearly a third the speed of light after consuming matter too fast. This outflow could suppress star formation by heating and ejecting gas, revealing how black holes regulate galaxy evolution. The finding helps decode the feedback mechanisms of quasars and active galactic nuclei in shap...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Astronomers Discover Most Powerful Cosmic Explosions Since the Big Bang
- Saturday June 7, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Astronomers have discovered extreme nuclear transients — rare and powerful explosions caused by stars being torn apart by supermassive black holes. These events, brighter and longer-lasting than supernovae, were observed using data from Gaia and ZTF. As the most energetic cosmic outbursts since the Big Bang, they offer valuable insights into blac...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Hubble Captures First-Ever Rogue Black Hole Devouring a Star Outside Galactic Core
- Thursday May 15, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Astronomers led by Dr. Yuhan Yao have discovered the first offset tidal disruption event (TDE), where a rogue black hole outside a galaxy's core ripped apart a star. Spotted by the Hubble telescope and Zwicky Transient Facility, this marks historic evidence of a wandering supermassive black hole in action.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Scientists Challenge Black Hole Theory, Say Dark Matter Core May Lie At Centre Of Milky Way
- Tuesday April 14, 2026
- Science | Edited by Astitva Raj
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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www.ndtv.com
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Astronomers Capture First Detailed View of Hot Gas Swirling Around Black Holes
- Wednesday February 4, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Japan’s XRISM X-ray observatory has delivered the first detailed maps of hot gas swirling around supermassive black holes in the Virgo and Perseus galaxy clusters. The data reveal intense turbulence, like cosmic storms driven by black hole jets. This churning heats the gas, stopping it from cooling and collapsing into new stars, explaining why cl...
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www.gadgets360.com
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JWST Uncovers the Origins of the Universe’s First Supermassive Black Holes
- Sunday February 1, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal that the earliest supermassive black holes formed from massive gas clouds collapsing directly into heavy seeds. This process bypassed normal star formation, allowing black holes to reach millions of solar masses within just 200–500 million years after the Big Bang, solving a long-standing cosmic myst...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Hypothetical ‘Dark Stars’ Could Rewrite Early Cosmic History, Research Suggests
- Friday January 16, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Hypothetical dark stars could explain three early universe mysteries: the abundance of supermassive black holes, dense blue monster galaxies, and compact little red dots. Powered by dark matter rather than fusion, these stars may have formed before normal stars, collapsing to create black hole seeds and influencing early galaxy observations, accord...
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA James Webb Telescope Reveals ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Star System Hiding a Supermassive Black Hole
- Sunday January 4, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
For decades, astronomers have studied galaxy formation, but the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has now revealed a galaxy with a dual personality, earning it the nickname “Jekyll and Hyde.” Known as Virgil, the galaxy shows a mild-mannered side, forming stars quietly, while its hidden core harbours a heavily obscured supermassive black hole t...
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www.gadgets360.com
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James Webb Confirms First Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Rocking Through Space
- Thursday December 18, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
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...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Astronomers Report The Biggest Black Hole Flare Ever Seen, With Light Of 10 Trillion Suns
- Tuesday November 4, 2025
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
The observed black hole flare is believed to be the largest and most distant one ever recorded, coming from 10 billion light-years away.
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www.ndtv.com
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Star-Eating Black Hole Unleashes Record-Setting Energetic Flare
- Tuesday November 4, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Scientists are observing the most energetic flare ever seen emanating from a supermassive black hole, apparently caused when this celestial beast shredded and swallowed a huge star that strayed too close.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tiny Red Dots Spotted By NASA’s James Webb Telescope Could Be Black Hole Stars
- Thursday September 25, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealed mysterious “little red dots” that seem too bright and mature for their age. A new study suggests they may be black hole stars—giant hydrogen spheres powered by black holes—helping explain the rapid growth of early supermassive black holes.
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Captures Lobster Nebula’s Towering Spires and Massive Stars
- Monday September 8, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Webb Telescope imaged the Lobster Nebula (NGC 6357), 5,500 light-years away. Its young star cluster, Pismis 24, contains giant stars carving glowing gas pillars. Pismis 24-1, once thought to be one supermassive star, is a triple system with stars up to 74 times the Sun’s mass.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Supermassive Black Hole Burps Matter at Near-Light Speeds After Consuming Gas Too Fast
- Wednesday June 25, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Astronomers observed a supermassive black hole expelling gas at nearly a third the speed of light after consuming matter too fast. This outflow could suppress star formation by heating and ejecting gas, revealing how black holes regulate galaxy evolution. The finding helps decode the feedback mechanisms of quasars and active galactic nuclei in shap...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Astronomers Discover Most Powerful Cosmic Explosions Since the Big Bang
- Saturday June 7, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Astronomers have discovered extreme nuclear transients — rare and powerful explosions caused by stars being torn apart by supermassive black holes. These events, brighter and longer-lasting than supernovae, were observed using data from Gaia and ZTF. As the most energetic cosmic outbursts since the Big Bang, they offer valuable insights into blac...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Hubble Captures First-Ever Rogue Black Hole Devouring a Star Outside Galactic Core
- Thursday May 15, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Astronomers led by Dr. Yuhan Yao have discovered the first offset tidal disruption event (TDE), where a rogue black hole outside a galaxy's core ripped apart a star. Spotted by the Hubble telescope and Zwicky Transient Facility, this marks historic evidence of a wandering supermassive black hole in action.
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www.gadgets360.com