Black Hole
Coverage of Black Hole in the Nexus archive.
- Black hole's 'point of no escape' studied with the loudest gravitational waves ever heard
Scientists studied a black hole's 'point of no escape' using the loudest gravitational waves ever detected. The research focuses on understanding the event horizon and its interaction with gravitational wave phenomena.
- What happens at the edge of a black hole? Astronomers may be close to finding out
Astronomers may be close to understanding what happens at the edge of a black hole through the discovery of a new type of gravitational wave. This discovery could reveal insights about the event horizon of black holes.
- How you can explore the cosmos, virtual reality style, in a new Smithsonian experience
The Smithsonian offers a new immersive VR experience in D.C.'s Penn Quarter, allowing visitors to explore cosmic phenomena like black holes and the Pillars of Creation using 3D technology. The attraction, developed with scientific data and astrophysicist input, is a collaboration between Fever and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
- James Webb Space Telescope weighs 'sleeping giant' black hole from 10 billion light-years away — and it's 6 billion times our sun's mass
The James Webb Space Telescope measured a black hole's mass at 6 billion times the sun's from 10 billion light-years away. The black hole is described as a 'sleeping giant.'
- James Webb Space Telescope discovers a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. Scientists aren't sure how
The James Webb Space Telescope discovered a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. The black hole, named Little Red Dot Abell2744-QSO1, was observed using the telescope's NIRCam instrument and magnified by the galaxy cluster Abell 2744.
- Most powerful 'ghost particle' ever may have come from a cosmic particle accelerator fed by a black hole
The most powerful 'ghost particle' ever detected may originate from a cosmic particle accelerator powered by a black hole. This high-energy neutrino was likely emitted by a blazar, a type of active galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its core.
- A direct black-hole mass measurement in a little red dot at high redshift
A study published in Nature reports a direct measurement of a black hole's mass in a 'little red dot' galaxy at high redshift. The findings suggest the black hole is a massive seed in its earliest accretion phase, observed via strong gravitational lensing.
- Black holes slamming into scorching stars may be causing mysterious blue flashes in the cosmos
Black holes colliding with stars may be causing mysterious blue flashes in space. An illustration shows a black hole triggering a bright blue blast after colliding with a Wolf Rayet star. This phenomenon is being studied to understand its origins.
- 'Dancing' jets erupting from a cannibalistic black hole have the power of 10,000 suns
Jets from a cannibalistic black hole are pushed away by the strong stellar wind of a supergiant star. The black hole's jets, equivalent in power to 10,000 suns, interact dynamically with the star's outflow.