The image of supermassive black hole Sagittarius A * was created using data from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration. At the same time several telescopes, including the Chandra X-ray Observatory ...

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"Its special properties make the galaxy an ideal candidate for further research into merging black holes and the associated gravitational waves." ...

In fact, only three factors can be used to define a black hole: its mass, its angular momentum and its electric charge. In reality, that charge will be neutral or very close to it, so in practical ...

Discover Boeing’s unbuilt marvel - the Pelican ULTRA concept. With a 500-ft wingspan, 1,400-ton payload, and the ability to ...

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For more than 150 years, the OJ 287 galaxy and its brightness variations five billion light years away has both puzzled and ...

For more than 150 years, the OJ 287 galaxy and its brightness variations five billion light years away has both puzzled and ...

An international team of astronomers has captured one of the most detailed images yet of a spectacular, ribbon-like jet ...

A new discovery challenges the previously accepted understanding of how stars interact with black holes. While it’s often ...

An infinity symbol–shaped galaxy hosts an active supermassive black hole. The growing giant may have come from the aftermath of a galactic smashup.

The pair of galaxies merging into what is now known as the Infinity Galaxy (so named because of its uncanny resemblance to ...