Scientists use black-hole mergers to test symmetries of the universe
In an article published in Physical Review Letters on Thursday, scientists carried out an innovative study testing the existence of mirror asymmetries in our universe by studying the handedness of the ...
'11 billion light-years away': NASA's James Webb Telescope discovers star-eating black holes in 19 galaxies."
The team analysed 19 galaxies in the Spiderweb protocluster, located 11 billion light-years away. Eight of these galaxies host active supermassive black holes and exhibit little to no star formation.
Scientists Once Thought These ‘Little Red Dots’ Broke Cosmology. Now, They’re Not So Sure.
Early data of “little red dots,” or LRDs, from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appeared to suggest the presence of ...
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Astronomers watch monster black hole spit out a light-year-long jet
Astronomers are very familiar with the twin jets launched from the poles of supermassive black holes. These structures can ...
'Close to 300,000 kmph': Scientists discover black holes that may challenge the laws of physics
The study revealed that many black holes spin faster than expected, suggesting they formed primarily through the smooth ...
Space telescopes stumble on rule-breaking black hole in early universe
Discover how researchers found a bizarre black hole feeding at an exceptional rate, challenging theories on black hole growth ...
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Webb sees light echoes in a supernova remnant
Supernovae are one of the most useful events in all of astronomy. Scientists can directly measure their power, their spin, ...