supermassive black hole

NASA’s Chandra Observatory has detected a possible supernova remnant near the center of the Milky Way. If confirmed, the remnant would be among the closest to the supermassive black hole at the galaxy’s core.

Messier 88, a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, is moving through the cluster, leading to the potential loss of gas necessary for star formation. It has a supermassive black hole and spiral arms with young star clusters and dust clouds. The process over the next few hundred million years will reshape the galaxy.

NASA’s Hubble telescope captured a new image of the spiral galaxy Messier 88 in the Virgo Cluster. The galaxy is active, with its central supermassive black hole consuming gas and dust.

The James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 'little red dot' in the early Universe, confirmed as a supermassive black hole with minimal surrounding galaxy. Gravitational lensing magnified Abell 2744−QSO1, revealing it as it appeared 700 million years after the Big Bang.

The James Webb Space Telescope discovered a supermassive black hole that formed before its galaxy, challenging existing theories about the co-evolution of black holes and galaxies. This finding could reshape understanding of how these astronomical bodies develop.

A Sun-like star has been ejected from the Milky Way's center at hypervelocity speeds by the supermassive black hole located there. This dramatic gravitational interaction demonstrates the powerful effects of black holes on nearby stellar objects. The discovery was published in Nature in May 2026.

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected strange red dots that may represent 'black hole stars'—a hybrid of stars and black holes. X-ray data supports the hypothesis that these objects contain supermassive black holes at their cores.

A supermassive black hole in galaxy J1007+3540 has erupted after 100 million years of dormancy, sending jets into a galaxy cluster. The event, captured by astronomers, created a chaotic structure stretching nearly a million light-years.

A galaxy's supermassive black hole has lost 95% of its brightness after its food supply was cut off, transitioning from a bright feeding phase to a dimmed state. The study highlights the dramatic impact of starvation on a supermassive black hole's luminosity.