Scientists discover largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe — its twice as long as our galaxy
Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have detected the largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe. It's twice as long as the Milky Way.
Researchers find largest black hole jet from early universe
Researchers said on Thursday that they had discovered twin-lobed radio jets they suspect were formed when the universe was 1.2 billion years old, stretching at least twice the length of the Milky Way galaxy.
End to one of the greatest mysteries of the universe? Scientists discover what’s at the core of a black hole
From unifying quantum physics and gravity to working out what is dark matter, the universe has some deep questions that remain unanswered.
Largest radio jet ever seen provides a glimpse of the young universe
By revealing a massive radio jet in the early universe, J1601+3102 offers a rare snapshot of early quasar activity.
A 200,000 light-year wide monster jet from the early universe
Astronomers have discovered a radio jet twice the width of the entire Milky Way.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Astronomers found a monstrous jet powering through the early universe
Scientists have found a quasar spewing a gigantic radio jet in space at a time in the early universe when such objects are nearly impossible to find. Quasars, a portmanteau for "quasi-stellar objects,
Astronomers Discover Colossal Radio Jet From Early Universe
The giant jet flips the script on the origins of these structures, which were once thought to be linked only to extremely large black holes.
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Supermassive black hole captured in an unexpected spin shift
New details have been discovered about M87*, the first black hole ever photographed, revealing its plasma, its brightness and ...
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Black holes could 'bend it like Beckham' to reveal hidden asymmetries of the universe
By observing tiny ripples in spacetime called "gravitational waves" that propagate away from colliding black holes, ...
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Astronomers reveal sharpest-ever black hole images captured from Earth
Collaboration has achieved the highest-resolution Earth-based observations to date, detecting light at 345 GHz from the ...
There could be a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud hurling stars at the Milky Way
Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.
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Supermassive black holes in 'little red dot' galaxies are 1,000 times larger than they should be, and astronomers don't know why
"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied." ...
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Black holes seen 'cooking' their own food in fascinating discovery
New research shows black holes can trigger gas cooling, creating fuel for their own feeding. This process keeps them growing ...
Unlocking the Universe’s Dark Ages: How a Quasar’s Wild Flicker Could Change Cosmic History
Astronomers have identified a quasar that may help explain how the universe’s “dark ages” finally ended. Astronomers have ...
Billions of Hidden Black Holes Could Be Lurking in Space
Black holes might all have hearts of pure darkness, but many cloak themselves in rings of fire that blaze like little else in ...
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Here's What Happened When Physicists Simulated A Black Hole In A Lab
Black holes are as dangerous as they are distant, so scientists set out to simulate one in a lab. What happened next would ...