The observation of titanic jets emerging from the supermassive black hole at the heart of a distant galaxy could be a grim ...

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Black holes may not be as life-destroying as we thought. A surprising study reveals that the powerful radiation from active ...

Flickers and Flares: Milky Way's Central Black Hole ... Moving Towards a Close-Up of a Black Hole and Its Jets Dec. 17, 2024 — After taking the first images of black holes, the groundbreaking ...

A team of astronomers has stumbled upon a humungous spiral galaxy, about five times more massive than our Milky Way galaxy and covering an area two ...

With METIS and MICADO, two instruments for what will be the largest optical telescope in the world, the Extremely Large ...

The black hole theory is only one potential explanation for why most galaxies appear to rotate clockwise. The other is that the Milky Way's rotational velocity is affecting the measurements.

By applying similar high-resolution observations of gas emissions to other objects, the researchers expect to develop a more comprehensive picture of early supermassive black holes and gain ...

While this halo slowly cools over time, the black hole’s jets act like a cosmic furnace, preventing new star formation despite the presence of abundant star-making material. Our own Milky Way has a 4 ...