Supermassive Black Hole (SMBH)
The Gaia Mission Could Moonlight as a Gravitational Wave Detector
A team of astronomers from the University of Cambridge recently showed how the Gaia mission could also help in the…
Supermassive Black Holes can Turn Star Formation On and Off in a Large Galaxy
A new study by a team of international astronomers has provided the first direct evidence that supermassive black holes affect…
Mysterious Filament is Stretching Down Towards the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Looking to the center of our galaxy, astronomers noted the presence of a mysterious filament extending from the supermassive black…
New Method for Researching Activity Around Quasars and Black Holes
A new method devised by a team of Chinese and US researchers could lead to accurate estimates on the masses…
Scientist Find Treasure Trove of Giant Black Hole Pairs
In two new studies by international teams of astrophysicists, a wealth of merging black hole pairs have been discovered, which…
Another Monster Black Hole Found in the Milky Way
A team of researchers from japan have found evidence of another massive black hole near the center of the Milky…
Gravitational Lensing Provides Rare Glimpse Into Interiors of Black Holes
An international team of scientists relied on a new kind of gravitational lensing to conduct a detailed study of a…
Stars Orbiting Supermassive Black Hole Show Einstein was Right Again!
A team of European astronomers accurately measured the orbit of a star around the supermassive black hole at the center…
What Exactly Should We See When a Star Splashes into a Black Hole Event Horizon?
A team of researchers questions the existence of an event horizon around black holes and wonders what it would look…
When Galaxies Collide, Stars Suffer the Consequences
A study by a team of scientists at the University of Sheffield suggests that stars being ripped apart due to…