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Computer visualization showing baby black holes growing in a young galaxy in the early Universe. Image credit: Maynooth University.

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New Cosmological Simulations Shed Light on Growth of Black Holes in Early Universe

January 24, 2026

New state-of-the-art simulations by Maynooth University astronomers show that in the dense, turbulent dawn of the cosmos, ‘light…

This composite image features X-ray and optical data of the LFBOT event AT 2024wpp. Image credit: NASA / CXC / UC Berkeley / Nayana et al. / Legacy Survey / DECaLS / BASS / MzLS / SAO / P. Edmonds / N. Wolk.

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Record-Breaking Cosmic Burst Caused by Stellar-Mass Black Hole Shredding Its Companion

December 17, 2025

Using data gathered by a suite of space- and ground-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered AT 2024wpp, the most…

Black holes are the sources of the strongest gravitational fields that can be found today in the Universe and are ideal laboratories for testing Einstein’s theory of general relativity in the strong field regime. In his article, Professor Bambi shows that the possibility of an interstellar mission to send a small spacecraft to the nearest black hole, although very speculative and extremely challenging, is not completely unrealistic. Image credit: Cosimo Bambi, doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113142.

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Astrophysicist Proposes Interstellar Mission to Study Black Holes

August 12, 2025

In a new paper published in the journal iScience, an astrophysicist from Fudan University discusses the possibility of…