Nearly half the stars in our galaxy are solitary like the sun. The other half […]
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Sleeping supermassive black holes awakened briefly by shredded stars
A new investigation into an obscure class of galaxies known as Compact Symmetric Objects, or […]
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International team observes innermost structure of quasar jet | MIT News
At the heart of nearly every galaxy lurks a supermassive black hole. But not all […]
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‘Cosmic cannibals’ expel jets into space at 40 percent the speed of light
For the first time, astronomers have measured the speed of fast-moving jets in space, crucial […]
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Mysteriously bright flash is a black hole jet pointing straight toward Earth, astronomers say | MIT News
Earlier this year, astronomers were keeping tabs on data from the Zwicky Transient Facility, an […]
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Astronomers unveil strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of Milky Way’s central black hole
A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration — which includes scientists from […]
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Exotic black holes could be a byproduct of dark matter | MIT News
For every kilogram of matter that we can see — from the computer on your […]
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Persistent hiccups in a far-off galaxy draw astronomers to new black hole behavior
At the heart of a far-off galaxy, a supermassive black hole appears to have had […]
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School of Science appoints 10 faculty to named professorships | MIT News
The School of Science has announced that 10 of its faculty members have been appointed […]
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Astronomers conduct first search for forming planets with new space telescope
Planets form in disks of dust and gas called protoplanetary disks that whirl around a […]