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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

8 years ago