The galaxy M87, located in the Virgo constellation, provided the first-ever photo ... black hole at the galaxy's center. An international research team has now observed a teraelectronvolt gamma ...

But M87* also differs from Sgr A* as this more distant black hole is voraciously feeding. That feeding is responsible for the jets connected to high-energy flares, such as the gamma-ray eruption ...

Now, this same black hole is once again captivating scientists with an extraordinary gamma-ray flare that's emitted photons hundreds of billions of times more powerful than visible light. This intense ...

The flare, which lasted for about three days in April and May 2018, erupted from the supermassive black hole designated M87*, which lies at the heart of the galaxy M87, located around 55 million light ...

In 2018, astronomers took the first-ever picture of a black hole, a fascinating and unprecedented glimpse of an event horizon. And as it turns out, the black hole — dubbed M87* and located some ...

And as it turns out, the black hole — dubbed M87* and located some 55 million light-years away — also let out a massive belch of gamma rays while scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope ...

The galaxy Centaurus A, which has a supermassive black hole at its core. Image: X-ray (Chandra): NASA/CXC/SAO/D. Bogensberger et al; X-ray (IXPE): NASA/MSFC; Optical: ESO; Image Processing ...