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Supermassive black hole winds blowing at 36 million miles per hour can sculpt entire galaxies
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A bright quasar, powered by a supermassive black hole, is blasting out radiation that pushes away clouds of gas in its surroundings ...
If Triceratops had a metalhead cousin, this dinosaur would be it
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Magnetic vortices may help feed supermassive black holes. Here’s how
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It’s a bit of a myth that black holes pull everything in. Much of the matter that finds itself falling towards the ...
Astronomers observe a supermassive black hole awakening for the first time
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Scientists witness a dormant supermassive black hole roar to life
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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At the center of the Milky Way galaxy resides a supermassive black hole four million times ...
How are galaxies destroyed?
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Eventually, all galaxies, including our own Milky Way, will meet their end. But how do galaxies die? If you’re in the mood ...
12 billion years of black hole history, revealed through X-rays and simulations
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The black hearts of galaxies have had their history told almost in full for the first time, as astronomers combined X-ray observations ...
NASA telescope spots ‘cosmic fireworks’ and faint echos from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
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Astronomers have spotted flares and echos coming from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A* (Sgr ...
Groundbreaking Measurement Reveals a Black Hole Spinning at a Quarter the Speed of Light
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A team of astronomers has managed to calculate the speed of a distant supermassive black hole’s spin thanks to the object’s chance ...
Our neighboring galaxy’s supermassive black hole would probably be a polite dinner guest
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How do you satiate the hunger of a supermassive black hole? With light-years-long rivers of cosmic dust, astronomers say. Scientists have found ...
