- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 1st, 2014
Black Hole “Seeds” Found in Dwarf Galaxies
These structures could be the ancestors of supermassive black holes
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 26th, 2014
An Outstanding Cosmic Mystery Compressed in a Single Photo
Researchers are still unsure as to what powers galaxies such as this one
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 15th, 2013
Dark Matter Could Be Made Up of Primordial Black Holes
New study eliminates part of these objects, but not all
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 1st, 2013
Chandra Images Massive Radiation Plumes in Deep Space
The jets span hundreds of light-years in all directions
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 10th, 2012
Infrared Study Finds Violent Supermassive Black Hole 11 Billion Years Away
Infrared surveys have discovered more supermassive black holes in the early universe
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 23rd, 2012
Supermassive Black Hole Precursors Found at Galactic Core
Four molecular clouds may hold these large building blocks
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 1st, 2012
X-Ray Echo Identified Around Distant Black Hole
The finding will help further studies of supermassive black holes
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 29th, 2012
Milky Way Once Had a Very Active Core
Fermi sees gamma-ray signature extending out of the galaxy
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 10th, 2012
Active Black Holes Reduce Star Formation in Galaxies
Less-active objects may cause an opposite effect, scientists say
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 3rd, 2012
Black Hole Can Feed on Binary Star Systems
This old proposal was finally confirmed in a new study
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 29th, 2012
Feedback Mechanism Controlling Black Hole Growth Found
The same processes may also dictate the development of host galaxies
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 14th, 2011
Gas Walls Seen 'Sloshing' in Galaxy Cluster
The distant object has a very rich history of cosmic collisions
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 13th, 2011
Supermassive Black Holes Develop at Gas Knots
The very structure of the Universe promotes their growth
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 10th, 2011
Bright Quasars Could Degenerate into Supermassive Black Holes
The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 6th, 2011
Largest Black Holes Ever, Discovered in Distant Elliptical Galaxies
The objects are extremely large, and unbelievably dense
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 28th, 2011
Colliding Galaxies Promote the Development of Supermassive Black Holes
The discovery was made through statistical correlations
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 21st, 2011
Astronomers Find Water in the Early Universe
This is the first time such a finding is confirmed