Black holes - the supermassive gravitation forces at the center of most galaxies - actually spend much of their time dormant, or essentially asleep. Astronomers have now spotted one not only ...

Astronomers have discovered two massive black holes in a galaxy 2 billion light-years away. This marks the first time one of ...

NTNU researchers may have found the answer to one of the big, unanswered questions in physics. The universe is full of ...

From Boring to Bursting: Giant Black Hole Awakens Apr. 11, 2025 — Astronomers are investigating the longest and most energetic bursts of X-rays seen from a newly awakened black hole. Watching ...

"This pushes our models to their limits and challenges our existing ideas about how these X-ray flashes are being generated." ...

This is really interesting. Supermassive black holes are usually found sitting in the centers of galaxies – the gravitational hub around which the entire kit and kaboodle revolves. AT2024tvd's host ...

For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes ...

Artist’s impression of the accretion disc around the massive black hole Ansky and its interaction with a small celestial object Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

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A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at regular ...