Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but ...
2 days ago · The two black holes at the center of the two merging galaxies may, when close enough, form a pair bound by gravity. This pair may live for up to hundreds of millions of years before the two black ...
Supermassive Black Hole Found Tipped Onto Its Side by Mystery …
Dec 24, 2024 · At the center of the galaxy, the researchers found a band of dust, characteristic of the disk of material that swirls around the equatorial region of a supermassive black hole, as viewed from the side. Hubble observations revealed the strange alignment of the disk around the black hole's equator. (NASA/STScI, M. A. Malkan, B. Boizelle, A.S ...
Galaxies News -- ScienceDaily
2 days ago · News and research on the formation of galaxies. From the Milky Way to Andromeda Galaxy, see astronomy images of splendid galaxies in the universe. Read the latest research discoveries.
First ever binary star found near our galaxy’s supermassive black …
Dec 17, 2024 · An international team of researchers has detected a binary star orbiting close to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. It is the first time a stellar pair has been found in the vicinity of a supermassive black hole. The discovery, based on data collected by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), helps us understand how ...
Binary star found near our galaxy's supermassive black hole
Dec 17, 2024 · An international team of researchers has detected a binary star orbiting close to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. It is the first time a stellar pair has ...
NASA's Hubble, Chandra Find Supermassive Black Hole Duo
Sep 9, 2024 · The Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory looked in the heart of a pair of colliding galaxies and uncovered twin supermassive black holes waltzing around each other. The black hole duo, engorged with infalling gas, blazes brightly as …
Scientists pick up shock waves from colliding galaxies - BBC
Scientists have picked up shock waves from the orbit of supermassive black holes at the heart of distant galaxies as they begin to merge. This may be the first direct evidence of giant black...
Webb Finds Black Hole Devours Star-Birthing Gas in Distant Galaxy
Sep 17, 2024 · Using the powerful capabilities of the JWST, astronomers have detected that Pablo’s Galaxy is ejecting vast amounts of gas at incredibly high velocities—around 1,000 kilometers per second.
Astronomers detect black hole 'starving' its host galaxy to death
Sep 16, 2024 · Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel they need to form new stars.
Scientists pick up shock waves from colliding galaxies - BBC News
Jun 29, 2023 · Scientists have picked up shock waves from the orbit of supermassive black holes at the heart of distant galaxies as they begin to merge. This may be the first direct evidence of giant black...