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Milky Way's black hole 'exhaust vent' discovered in eerie X-ray observations
LiveScience· 22 hours agoThe monster black hole at the center of our galaxy may be unleashing huge, gassy explosions — and...
Astronomers observe massive black hole awaken in real-time
KPVI· 4 days agoIn a study released Tuesday (June 18), they conclude that they are witnessing changes never seen...
Magnetic vortices may help feed supermassive black holes. Here's how
Space via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAn artist's impression of the spiraling magnetic wind around the supermassive black hole at the ...
A black hole 1 million times our Sun awakened — and astronomers caught the whole thing in real time
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMost galaxies have a supermassive black hole in their center. Ours in the Milky Way is called...
Astronomers solve mystery of supermassive black hole growth
Newsweek· 7 days agoScientists may have figured out how supermassive black holes manage to grow quite so large. This...
The Sky This Week from June 28 to July 5: Catch some cosmic fireworks
Astronomy Magazine· 3 hours agoThere’s a planetary party for early risers while New Moon leaves the sky dark for some excellent...
NASA’s Planet Hunter’s Rare Glimpse at Two Black Holes in a Faraway Galaxy
SciTechDaily· 5 days agocenter of the distant galaxy OJ 287, first suggested by astronomers at the University of Turku, Finland. A new study shows that satellite observations conducted ...
Puzzlingly Young Stars Are Swarming Around Our Galaxy's Black Hole
IFLScience· 3 days agoTwo studies have taken a closer look at the mysterious stars surrounding our galaxy's black hole, confirming that they are a lot younger than we expected, are highly organized ...
NASA deepens mystery of inexplicable black hole
Newsweek· 4 days agoThis supermassive black hole, found in the center of a galaxy named J1120+0641, was already one billion times as massive as our sun when ...
This mind-blowing map shows Earth’s position within the vast universe
New Scientist· 2 days agoThis story is part of our Cosmic Perspective series, in which we confront the staggering vastness of the cosmos and our place in it. This map shows the circle of the cosmos that surrounds us ...