SYFY WIRE supermassive black holes JWST Spies the Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole Ever Discovered And it could help us understand the evolution of the universe. By Cassidy Ward 2 months ago New NASA Animation Shows Just How 'Big' Some Black Holes Can Be They are mind-bendingly big. By Cassidy Ward 3 months ago A supermassive black hole just turned toward Earth, firing its charged beam our way You've changed, black hole. You used to be different. By Cassidy Ward 5 months ago Small black holes near big black holes may tear apart and eat stars Small black holes hook up with stars near big black holes. It doesn’t end well for the stars. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Another black hole first: Astronomers capture a ring of light as photons orbit M87A* Eerie black hole photon ring observed for the first time. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Newly discovered star takes just four years to orbit Sgr A*, our local supermassive black hole The star S4716 has the shortest known orbital period around Sgr A*. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Monster black hole spinning at only — 'only' — 60% the speed of light Spin rate of supermassive black hole found to be less than that of lower mass ones. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Astronomers find a treasure trove of black holes in small galaxies Dwarf galaxies have active black holes hiding in plain sight. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Are supermassive black holes killing their host galaxies? Fast and furious winds from black holes suppress star birth. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Incredible images as astronomers see material swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole for the very first time! Images show material just above The Point Of No Return. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Load More
JWST Spies the Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole Ever Discovered And it could help us understand the evolution of the universe. By Cassidy Ward 2 months ago
New NASA Animation Shows Just How 'Big' Some Black Holes Can Be They are mind-bendingly big. By Cassidy Ward 3 months ago
A supermassive black hole just turned toward Earth, firing its charged beam our way You've changed, black hole. You used to be different. By Cassidy Ward 5 months ago
Small black holes near big black holes may tear apart and eat stars Small black holes hook up with stars near big black holes. It doesn’t end well for the stars. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Another black hole first: Astronomers capture a ring of light as photons orbit M87A* Eerie black hole photon ring observed for the first time. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Newly discovered star takes just four years to orbit Sgr A*, our local supermassive black hole The star S4716 has the shortest known orbital period around Sgr A*. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Monster black hole spinning at only — 'only' — 60% the speed of light Spin rate of supermassive black hole found to be less than that of lower mass ones. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Astronomers find a treasure trove of black holes in small galaxies Dwarf galaxies have active black holes hiding in plain sight. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Are supermassive black holes killing their host galaxies? Fast and furious winds from black holes suppress star birth. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Incredible images as astronomers see material swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole for the very first time! Images show material just above The Point Of No Return. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
