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Posted on February 19, 2025

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 stars. They pack quite a punch, bombarding Earth with cosmic rays.
Posted on February 19, 2025

Largest-ever discovery of ‘missing link’ black holes revealed by dark energy camera (video)

Using a revolutionary dark energy camera, astronomers have discovered the largest haul of "missing link" intermediate-mass black holes ever seen, but there should have been more.
Posted on February 18, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope finds our Milky Way galaxy’s supermassive black hole blowing bubbles (image, video)

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have taken a detailed look at the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sgr A*, finding it endlessly blowing bubbles.
Posted on February 14, 2025

Black holes vibe together in a cosmic love story for Valentine’s Day written in the stars

Researchers have discovered that black holes engage in a cosmic dance and a star-lit meal to vibe with each other in a cosmic love story fit for Valentine's Day.
Posted on February 12, 2025

Scientists detect highest-energy ghost particle ever seen — where did it come from?

Scientists have detected the highest-energy ghost particle neutrino ever, but did it come from a supermassive black hole particle accelerator aiming its jet straight at Earth, or from a cosmic fossil?
Posted on February 7, 2025

Black holes could ‘bend it like Beckham’ to reveal hidden asymmetries of the universe

Black holes and soccer balls don't have much in common, but if black holes are curved when kicked, it might say something deep about the cosmos.
Posted on February 6, 2025

Scientists discover largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe — its twice as long as our galaxy

Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have detected the largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe. It's twice as long as the Milky Way.
Posted on February 4, 2025

Scientists discover black holes spinning unexpectedly fast: ‘You’re essentially looking at its fossil record’

A new form of black hole archeology, linking spin to gas and dust, has revealed that these cosmic titans spin faster than expected.
Posted on January 30, 2025

Astronomers find hundreds of ‘hidden’ black holes — and there may be billions or even trillions more

Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the very first time
Posted on January 30, 2025

Twisted magnetic fields in space sculpt the jets of black holes and baby stars

By studying the fastest jet ever seen erupting from an infant star, astronomers have discovered that the mechanism that launches these jets also launch supermassive black hole jets.

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