Black holes, often perceived as cosmic vacuum cleaners, actually play a much more complex role in the Universe. They act as ...

Scientists reclassified PBC J2333.9-2343 as a blazar after its jet shifted toward Earth. Discover why this black hole is ...

"We would like to understand the difference between these systems, which holds the clue to understand just how many cosmic ...

Scientists added, however, that the black hole fueling the quasar producing the jets is small compared to other black holes, equaling 450 million suns. The discovery was made by the Gemini North ...

In 2007, astronomers discovered the Cosmic Horseshoe, a gravitationally lensed system of galaxies about 5.5 billion ...

An artist’s illustration of the gargantuan black hole jets spewing into the early universe. | Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick Astronomers have discovered a black hole jet that erupted into ...

The origin of the universe and everything that happened during its early days is and always will be one of the great mysteries for mankind. Only a small percentage of the beginning ...

Black holes are more than just cosmic vacuum cleaners — they are powerful energy engines capable of redistributing vast amounts of power. Black holes spin and extract energy through powerful magnetic ...

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By analyzing multiwavelength data from various space telescopes and astronomical surveys, Chinese astronomers have explored ...

The supermassive black hole at the centre of our Galaxy is in continuous turmoil, observations made using the James Webb ...