Our Galaxy May Have Once Had a Second Central Black Hole
The smaller, intermediate mass black hole was likely derived from the Sausage Galaxy, which collided with the Milky Way 10 ...
Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where − and where not − to look for life in the universe
Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in that galaxy is rotating.
Webb Captures a Perfect Einstein Ring That Reveals a Hidden Galaxy
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals a cosmic mirage known as an Einstein ring, where the light ...
James Webb captures a rare astronomical ring in the sky
A striking new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a rare object called an Einstein ring. This shows what appears to be a ring-shaped object in the sky, but is actually created by two ...
Monster Black Hole Jets in a Spiral Galaxy Could Forecast the Milky Way’s Frightening Future
Astronomers have uncovered a spiral galaxy nearly a billion light-years away that hosts a supermassive black hole launching ...