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<p>A new colored Esa/Hubble image of Omega Centauri. Picture: Esa/Hubble and Nasa/M Haberle [MPIA]/PA</p>

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Astronomers find nearest massive black hole – study

The star cluster, Omega Centauri, is a collection of around 10 million stars, visible as a smudge in the night sky south of the Equator

<p>The galaxy SDSS1335+0728 was found to be emitting much more light at ultraviolet, optical, and infrared wavelengths than before. Picture ESO/M Kornmesser/PA</p>

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Astronomers witness ‘sudden awakening’ of massive black hole in far-away galaxy

<p>Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar black hole in the Milky Way (ESO/L Calcada)</p>

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Astronomers discover most massive stellar black hole in the Milky Way

New image of supermassive M87 galaxy black hole released

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New image of supermassive M87 galaxy black hole released

Astronomers unveil first direct image of a black hole expelling powerful jet

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Astronomers unveil first direct image of a black hole expelling powerful jet

First image of a black hole gets a makeover with AI

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First image of a black hole gets a makeover with AI

Scientists discover ultramassive black hole ’30 billion times the mass of the sun’

Scientists discover ultramassive black hole ’30 billion times the mass of the sun’

Scientists from Durham University said the gargantuan black hole is one of the biggest ever found

Wed, 29 Mar, 2023

Closest known black hole to Earth spotted by astronomers

Closest known black hole to Earth spotted by astronomers

Astronomers have discovered the closest known black hole to Earth, just 1,600 light years away. Scientists said on Friday that this black hole is 10 times bigger than our sun and three times closer than the previous record-holder.

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Astronomers capture first image of Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

Astronomers capture first image of Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

The world got a look on Thursday at the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy.

Thu, 12 May, 2022

Supermassive black hole caught hiding in a ring of cosmic dust

Supermassive black hole caught hiding in a ring of cosmic dust

A supermassive black hole has been caught hiding in a ring of cosmic dust.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2022

Researchers observe image of magnetic fields at black hole’s edge

Researchers observe image of magnetic fields at black hole’s edge

A new image of the supermassive M87 black hole has been unveiled, revealing a closer look at how it interacts with the matter surrounding it.

Wed, 24 Mar, 2021