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Why are 'fireworks' coming from a black hole? This is what scientists say
A team of astrophysicists have found flares of light in Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky ...
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Thousands of active black holes discovered where it was believed they couldn't exist
Scientists using DESI discovered thousands of hidden black holes in dwarf galaxies, changing our understanding of space.
'Living in a black hole': How families of hostages grapple with crippling uncertainty
Through the stories of Shani Louk and Michel Nisenbaum, families reveal the devastating impact of uncertainty.
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Watch: Webb Telescope captures constant ‘bubbling brightness’ at the heart of our galaxy
Explore the astonishing findings from the Webb Telescope on the restless black hole Sagittarius A* at the Milky Way's center.
Webb Catches Mysterious Light Flares Around Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
Artist's concept of light flares along Sag A*'s accretion disk. (Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)) ...
Hubble View Of Runaway Black Hole Leaves Massive Streak Of Stars In Its Wake
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a "200,000 light-year-long trail of newborn stars" that may have been left behind by a runaway supermassive black hole. Video Credit: Black Hole Animation NASA’s ...
Black holes snacking on small stars create particle accelerators that bombard Earth with cosmic rays
Gamma rays detected by NASA's Fermi spacecraft indicate that microquasars are powered by small black holes slowly devouring ...
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Milky Way’s black hole unleashes mysterious flares
Scientists observed constant flares from the Milky Way's black hole, revealing unpredictable and intense activity.
Webb telescope spies the Milky Way’s black hole constantly ‘bubbling’ with light
The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long flares as well as short flashes every day.
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Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way's central black hole
Webb, which was launched in 2021 and began collecting data in 2022, is enabling astronomers to observe the region around the black hole - called Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A* - for extended periods for ...
NASA’s Webb Captured Something Strange Happening at the Heart of Our Galaxy
The Milky Way’s central black hole, Sagittarius A*, is an unstoppable cosmic firework show, flaring with wild bursts of ...