- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 12th, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Teeny Tiny Supermassive Black Hole
This black hole is the smallest ever documented
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 19th, 2015
Black Hole Packs the Mass Equivalent of 140 Million Suns
The hole sits at the center of a galaxy dubbed NGC 1097
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 7th, 2015
Black Hole Holds the Mass Equivalent of 8 Million Suns
The black hole is located at a distance of about 100 million light-years from Earth, sits in a galaxy dubbed KA 1858
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 18th, 2014
Teeny Tiny Galaxy Harbors a Supermassive Black Hole
Scientists say M60-UCD1 is the smallest galaxy thus far documented to accommodate for such a massive black hole
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 8th, 2014
Supermassive Black Holes Make Galaxies Cough Out Molecular Gas
The gas is expelled at a speed of about 1 million kilometers per hour, researchers say
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 17th, 2014
Supermassive Black Hole Found Ripping a Star to Shreds
Multiple telescopes were used to assess this peculiar system
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 23rd, 2013
Supermassive Black Hole at the Heart of Our Galaxy Erupted Some 2 Million Years Ago
Scientists have long suspected that such an eruption occurred, now have proof it did
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- August 23rd, 2013
Watch a Supermassive Black Hole Spew Gas at Incredible Speeds – Video
Hubble has been observing the activity around one supermassive black hole for 13 years
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- December 19th, 2012
Ultramassive Black Holes, the Biggest in the Universe, May Be Common
Astronomers now believe that many supermassive black holes are in fact 10 times bigger
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 6th, 2012
Our Own Supermassive Black Hole Is Having a Snack, Emits Brightest Flare Ever
Astronomers have observed the brightest X-Ray flare from Sagittarius A*
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 27th, 2012
Puffy Elliptical Galaxy Is Missing Its Central Black Hole, but May Have Two Scattered About
Astronomers believe the two are responsible for the puffy center of the galaxy
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 25th, 2012
Petite Supermassive Black Hole Found, Possibly Smallest Ever Discovered
The black hole at the center of a spiral galaxy is very light for a supermassive
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 24th, 2012
Shiny New NuSTAR Captures Our Supermassive Black Hole as It Gorges Itself
The x-ray telescope observed a burst of energy coming from Milky Way's center
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 16th, 2012
The Phoenix Cluster Breaks Several Cosmic Records
The structures is one of the largest objects in the Universe
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 3rd, 2012
Rare Quasi-Periodic Oscillation Detected Around Black Hole
This is only the second instance of such an event ever discovered
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 1st, 2012
Photo: Centaurus A in Radio Wavelengths
This spectacular image was recently collected by ALMA
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 22nd, 2012
Small Black Hole Releases Fastest Winds Ever Discovered
The object is fairly smaller in comparison to other black holes