Initial study showed that the LRDs are active galactic nuclei (AGN) with supermassive black holes (SMBH) in their centers.

The pair merged to create a single hole about 225 times the mass of the sun.

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JERUSALEM, July 21 (Xinhua) -- An international team of astronomers has observed a star surviving not one but two encounters with a supermassive black hole, challenging long-held assumptions that a ...

For the first time, astronomers have confirmed a star’s survival following a tidal disruption event with a supermassive black ...

Lightning might not strike twice, but black holes apparently do. An international group of researchers led by Tel Aviv ...

At 225 solar masses, this gargantuan merger of two black holes challenges our thinking on these famously elusive objects.

With masses that dwarf anything in the stellar realm, supermassive black holes are central to galaxy evolution. This analysis compares them to other cosmic giants—like dark matter halos and galactic ...

What would really happen if you fell into a black hole? This mind-bending journey explores the terrifying beauty and strange physics behind one of the universe’s most mysterious objects. As you ...

Two black holes have collided on November 23, 2023, and it’s changing everything scientists thought they knew about the creation of them.