Astronomers capture unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action
Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes at the center of certain galaxies. As matter falls into these black holes, enormous amounts of energy are released, making active galactic nuclei, or AGN,
Revolutionary Telescope Captures Sharpest View Ever of a Supermassive Black Hole in Action
Astronomers have captured the most detailed infrared images yet of an active galactic nucleus (AGN), using the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer. This breakthrough enables unprecedented insight into the energetic phenomena surrounding supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies,
U of A researchers capture sharpest images yet of a supermassive black hole
A team that included University of Arizona astronomers captured the infrared image of the supermassive black hole using a Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer.
Unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action
The interferometer team, led by Steve Ertel, associate astronomer of Steward Observatory, observed several phenomena occurring simultaneously within the AGN. The bright accretion disk around the supermassive black hole generates significant light, creating radiation pressure that pushes dust away, forming a dusty, outflowing wind.
Mysterious Pulsing X-Rays From a Nearby Black Hole Baffle Astronomers
MIT astronomers have been captivated by the strange behaviors of a supermassive black located 270 million light-years away, which mysteriously lost and then regained its corona in 2018. Recently, it e
Astronomers capture the highest resolution images ever taken of a black hole
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are among the most energetic phenomena observed in the universe. These luminous objects, powered by supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies, release staggering amounts of energy as matter spirals into their intense gravitational pull.
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Infrared images reveal how black holes affect the space around them
Galactic nuclei images reveal how supermassive black holes interact with their surroundings using infrared telescopes.
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Astronomers observe real-time formation of black hole jets for the first time
In 2018, a galaxy about 270 million light-years away from Earth exhibited a major increase in activity. It quieted down again ...
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James Webb Space Telescope sees little red dots feeding black holes: 'This is how you solve a universe-breaking problem'
"This is how you solve the universe-breaking problem." ...
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Hubble Image Reveals Unexpected Spiral Shape of Young Quasar
Using the aging Hubble Space Telescope, Achenbach spotted an unusual spiral galaxy quasar with a visible jet. This calls into ...
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Early universe had more supermassive black holes than previously thought
The blazar, named J0410–0139, is located about 12.9 billion light-years away at the center of a galaxy. This makes it the ...
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Unusual spiral quasar seen dancing with a companion
This rare quasar with spiral arms could help astronomers understand how supermassive black holes feed and grow.
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Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy
These galaxies emit energy from their nucleus, or center – called the active galactic nucleus. In a process called ...
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Real-time formation of black hole jets observed for the first time
A large international team of scientists observed a rare event in real time: a dramatic increase in radio emission and the ...