Tag: supermassive black hole
Record: 2 supermassive black holes are in orbit with an orbital period of only 2 years
Both studies of the precise shape of gravitational waves detected on Earth by Ligo and Virgo that the images of M87* taken by the members of the collaboration Event Horizon…
Black holes hid well behind all types of active galaxy nuclei
I’avalanche of confirmations of the black hole theory continues with a statement from theESO which accompanies a publication in the famous newspaper Nature which can be consulted freely at arXiv.…
Black hole: the unified model of active galactic nuclei confirmed by the VLTI
L’avalanche of confirmations of the black hole theory continues with a statement from theESO which accompanies a publication in the famous newspaper Nature which can be consulted freely at arXiv.…
Hundreds of strange ‘radio filaments’ in the center of the Milky Way
At the heart of the Milky Way, a series of astonishing phenomena is taking place. And thanks to a new map of the region, more detailed than ever, astronomers should…
We had never seen a blazar so close!
At the heart of the galaxy OJ 287 – a blazar, as the researchers call it – there is a supermassive black hole that is emitting powerful jets of matter.…
These are the most beautiful images ever taken of the center of the Milky Way and its mysterious “radio filaments”
At the heart of the Milky Way, a series of astonishing phenomena is taking place. And thanks to a new map of the region, more detailed than ever, astronomers should…
A “monstrous” mini-black hole unearthed in a dwarf galaxy
A team of astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole of a few hundred thousand solar masses in a dwarf galaxy, Mrk 462. The discovery of this “small” black hole…
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way is unpredictable
Here, an image produced using X-ray data collected by the Swift satellite between 2006 and 2013. The supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* is in the center of the image. Low-energy…
Giant mini black hole discovered in dwarf galaxy
A team of astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole of a few hundred thousand solar masses in a dwarf galaxy, Mrk 462. The discovery of this “small” black hole…
Centaurus A black hole eruption occupies 16 times the size of the Moon in the sky
Radio astronomers have produced the most complete picture of radio broadcasts from one of the Milky Way’s closest supermassive black holes. The show is fed by the central black hole…