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Supermassive Black Hole Shows Strange Gas Movements
Sometimes it takes a second look -- or even more -- at an astronomical object to understand what's going on.…
Gas Cloud or Star? Mystery Object Heading Towards Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole is Doomed
Observatories around the world and in space have been honed-in on the center of our galaxy, looking for possible fireworks…
Tranquil-Looking Galaxy Bears ‘Battle Scars’ From Ancient Struggles
Shining 60 million light-years away all serene-looking is NGC 1316 (left) and a smaller galaxy NGC 1317. This new picture…
Supermassive Black Hole’s Dizzying Spin Is Half The Speed Of Light
The spin rate of the most distant supermassive black hole has been measured directly, and wow, is it fast. X-ray…
Dense Gas Clouds Blot The View Of Supermassive Black Holes
Gas around supermassive black holes tends to clump into immense clouds, periodically blocking the view of these huge X-ray sources…
What’s At The Center Of Our Galaxy?
Dr. Andrea Ghez has spent much of her career studying the region right around the center of the Milky Way,…
Thousands Of Supermassive Black Holes Could Lurk In New X-Ray Data
Supermassive black holes likely are behind most of the nearly 100,000 new X-ray sources plotted by the Swift X-ray Telescope,…
‘Light Echos’ Reveal Old, Bright Outbursts Near Milky Way’s Black Hole
How's that for a beacon? NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has tracked down evidence of at least a couple of past…
Black Hole Secrets: Revealing The S-Star
Deep in the heart of the Milky Way resides a black hole. However, that is not the mysterious object which…
Black Holes Can Get Really Big, And We Have No Idea Why
Right now, as you read this article, it's quite possible that the ultra-huge black hole at the center of our…