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Picture yourself drifting in space, caught in the pull of a black hole. The idea feels like pure…
Largest observed flare from a black hole unleashes the light of 10 trillion suns
Astronomers have spotted the largest and most distant flare ever observed from a supermassive black hole. Nicknamed “Superman,”…
Rare black hole-star merger creates the longest gamma-ray burst ever
When space telescopes blazed with high-energy radiation for hours earlier this year, astronomers suspected that they were witnessing…
RadioAstron Captures Radio Image of Two Supermassive Black Holes Circling Each Other
Using data from the RadioAstron satellite, astronomers have produced a radio image of two supermassive black holes at…
“It Is Still a Surprise”: Cosmic Winds are Defying Expectations in Neutron Star and Supermassive Black Hole Observations
The data from the NASA and ESA X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) has discovered unexpected disparities between…
James Webb Telescope Discovers Massive Naked Black Hole in Early Universe
In the vast expanse of cosmic history, astronomers have long pieced together a narrative of the universe’s infancy,…
Scientists accidentally measure ultrahot ring around black hole using rare ‘double zoom’ technique
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