Astronomers Discover Supernovae in ‘Wrong Place at Wrong Time’
A new analysis of 13 supernovae is helping to reveal how some young stars exploded sooner than expected, hurling them to a lonely place far…
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Astronomers Identify the Smallest Supermassive Black Hole to Date
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the 6.5-meter Clay Telescope, a team of astronomers has identified the smallest supermassive black hole ever detected in the…
Evidence of Galaxy Star Birth Regulated by Black Holes
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered a unique process for how the universe’s largest elliptical galaxies continue making stars long after their peak…
Fermi Views Blazar 3C 279’s Record Gamma-Ray Flare
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and other satellites have recorded a record flare from a black hole at the center of the distant galaxy 3C…
Massive Black Hole Outgrows Its Galaxy, Measures Nearly 7 Billion Solar Masses
A team of scientists has discovered a black hole in the early universe that grew much faster than its host galaxy, resulting in a gigantic…
NASA’s Swift Views a New Outburst from V404 Cygni
Since June 15, astronomers have been monitoring the ongoing light show detected by NASA’s Swift satellite. This new outburst is from V404 Cygni, a binary…
NuSTAR Reveals Hidden Black Holes
Using NuSTAR, astronomers clearly identified five supermassive black holes that were previously elusive because of their surrounding cocoons of material. Some of the “biggest and…
“Black-Hole-Scope” Provides Insight into Space Directly Surrounding a Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers used the magnifying effect of the stars to ‘zoom in’ on galaxy PKS 1830-211, revealing very small structures in the distant galaxy. The Integral,…
NASA Monitors a Rare X-ray Outburst from a Stellar-Mass Black Hole
Astronomers around the world are watching the onset of a rare X-ray outburst from a stellar-mass black hole in the binary system V404 Cygni. On…
Hubble Reveals the Mysterious Early Formative Years of Quasars
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers uncover the mysterious early formative years of quasars and unveil chaotic collisions of galaxies that fuel quasars by feeding…
Chandra Reveals Evidence of Multiple Eruptions From a Black Hole
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that a supermassive black hole at the center of a group of galaxies has erupted multiple times over a period…
New Insights into the Evolution of Radio Galaxy 3C 270
Using new and archival radio observations, astronomers reveal that the two lobes of radio galaxy 3C 270 are respectively about twenty-nine and thirty-seven million years…
Astronomers Confirm Link between Galaxy Mergers and Supermassive Black Holes
Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to conduct a large survey to investigate the relationship between galaxies that have undergone mergers and the activity of…
Rare Quasar Quartet Reveals Massive Structure in Distant Universe
Astronomers have discovered four active black holes situated in close proximity to one another in the distant universe, surrounded by a giant nebula of cool…
Hubble Image of the Week – Tangled NGC 6240
First viewed in 2008, this Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 6240. Not all galaxies are neatly shaped, as this new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image…
Chandra Reveals Black Holes Gorging at Excessive Rates
New research from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals the existence of a population of black holes that is consuming extremely large amounts of material, possibly…
NuSTAR Spots Mysterious Glow of High-Energy X-Rays at Our Galaxy Center
NASA’s NuSTAR has spotted a mysterious glow of high-energy X-rays at the center of our Galaxy. Astronomers aren’t sure what the sources of the extra…
Nearby Star-Forming Galaxies Can Form Massive Black Holes
New research shows that a supermassive black hole exists in a place where it isn’t supposed to be, opening a new door to understanding what…