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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The ‘mysterious giant’ behind binary black holes revealed by astronomers |
Source: Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges long-held assumptions about binary black holes.…
The oldest known ‘black hole’ identified by the James Webb Space Telescope: A glimpse into the early universe |
Astronomers have discovered the oldest and most distant black hole ever observed, transforming our understanding of the early…
What really happens beyond a black hole’s event horizon?
For decades, scientists have stared into the darkness of black holes, yet one question continues to haunt astronomy:…