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Light Behaves Really Strangely Around a Black Hole
A new study led by Caltech researchers show that light can be reflected off of a black hole's disk by…
How Interferometry Works, and Why it’s so Powerful for Astronomy
When astronomers talk about an optical telescope, they often mention the size of its mirror. That's because the larger your…
M87’s Black Hole is Firing Out Jets that Travel 99% the Speed of Light
Can black holes be famous? If they can, then the one at the heart of the M87 galaxy qualifies. And…
There’s a Ring of Cool Gas Wrapped Around the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
There's a lot going on at the center of our galaxy. A supermassive black hole named Sagittarius A-Star resides there,…
Ep. 526: Event Horizon Telescope and the Black Hole at M87
Today, of course, we're going to talk about the announcement from the Event Horizon Telescope and the first photograph of…
It’s Finally here. The First Ever Image of a Black Hole
"We have taken the first picture of a black hole." EHT project director Sheperd S. Doeleman of the Center for…
One of Our Best Views of the Supermassive Black Hole at the Heart of the Milky Way
An almost unimaginably enormous black hole is situated at the heart of the Milky Way. It's called a Supermassive Black…
The Black Hole Ultimate Solar System: a Supermassive Black Hole, 9 Stars and 550 Planets
Physicist Dr. Sean Raymond recently created a hypothetical system where 550 planets and 9 Suns orbit around a central black…
This is What Happens When a Black Hole Gobbles up a Star
An international team of scientists recently created a unified model that shows what happens when stars are consumed by a…
Here’s Something Strange, the Afterglow From Last Year’s Kilonova is Continuing to Brighten
Contrary to what was expected, a team of astronomers has discovered that kilonova event has been brightening ever since it…