supermassive black holes
Young Star Cluster In Disintegrated Galaxy Reveals First-Ever Intermediate Mass Black Hole
[/caption] Score another first for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope! Along with observations taken with the Swift X-ray telescope, a team…
Emerging Supermassive Black Holes Choke Star Formation
[/caption] Located on the Chajnantor plateau in the foothills of the Chilean Andes, ESO's APEX telescope has been busy looking…
Galaxy Interactions Could Cause Overweight Black Holes
[/caption] Yep. It's true. Almost all galaxies are guilty of having a supermassive black hole in their centers. Some even…
Is M85 Missing a Black Hole?
[/caption] The conventional wisdom of galaxies is that they should have a central massive black hole (CMBH). The presence of…
Rare New Galaxy Reveals Black Hole Jet Secrets
[/caption] A newly discovered galaxy is aiding astronomers in the research into the early evolution of individual galaxies and galaxy…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 213: Supermassive Black Holes
It’s now believed that there’s a supermassive black hole lurking at the heart of every galaxy in the Universe. These…
Galactic Mergers Fail to Feed Black Holes
[/caption] The large black holes that reside at the center of galaxies can be hungry beasts. As dust and gas…
Taking a Galaxy’s Temperature
[/caption] The role that supermassive black holes play in the formation of galaxies is a "hot" topic in astronomy. Using…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Black Hole Evolution
[/caption] While only observable by inference, the existence of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at the centre of most - if…
Retro Black Holes Are More Powerful
[/caption] Black holes seem to defy our comprehension and be contrary to conventional understanding. So perhaps it is not entirely…