The discovery could solve one of the most pressing mysteries in space science: How did supermassive black holes in the early universe grow so big, so fast? Supermassive black holes with masses ...
Peculiar James Webb Space Telescope observations seem to show gargantuan black holes in the earliest moments of the universe. New research may explain how they formed, thanks to primordial "seeds".
Black holes exert a tremendous influence on their surroundings, meaning that when they spin, they literally drag the very fabric of space and time around with them. That means nothing can sit ...
Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe ... and formerly the Tech and Entertainment Editor at Live Science & Space.com. With a degree in biology, a PhD in chemistry, and his ...
but data from the European Space Agency's Gaia space observatory showed it instead has two companions. The researchers said the black hole, with an estimated mass nine times greater than our sun ...
While most observations of black holes in space are with radio telescopes, a research team used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to study their jets in a new light — literally. What they found ...
Black holes are about as mysterious as deep space gets, with plenty of puzzles that scientists have yet to solve. One conundrum is how some supermassive black holes became so big early in the ...
Black hole in ULAS J1120+0641 has record mass compared to its galaxy. Quasar's black hole is 1.4 billion solar masses, half its galaxy's mass. Astronomers used JWST to uncover details about this ...