Black holes do not have many defining characteristics that can help astronomers trace back their origins. Fortunately, new ...
Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...
New research shows black holes can trigger gas cooling, creating fuel for their own feeding. This process keeps them growing ...
Jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause gas to cool and fall toward that cosmic titan in a cosmic feeding process.
Jets of plasma erupt from both sides of a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy. . | Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/Meyer at al. 2025 Astronomers have seen a quiet supermassive black hole in a ...