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AI helps scientists clock spin of Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
By analyzing telescope data with a custom-built AI, scientists have discovered that the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way is spinning at nearly its maximum possible speed.
This Black Hole Is Close (But Not Too Close)
The closest confirmed black hole, Gaia BH1, is located about 1,500 light-years away. It was independently discovered by…
Possible Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Discovered Near Milky Way’s Core
At a Glance A star cluster close to the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (SgrA*) at the center…
Astronomers Unravel Mystery of Massive Black Holes and Dark Matter
At a Glance In a groundbreaking discovery, the gravitational wave detectors LIGO and Virgo have identified a group…
Black Holes Exist. Are There “White” Ones?
Black holes, white holes, and wormholes are concepts that arise from Einstein’s general theory of relativity. While black…
Finding the Most Distant Black Hole Ever Detected
UHZ1 is the most distant black hole ever detected, located at the literal edge of the observable universe,…
Black hole, neutron star or something new? We discovered an object that defies explanation
An artist’s impression of the the NGC 1851E binary system, looking over the shoulder of the dark mystery…
A Faraway Star was Observed to Have Gone Black Hole Back In 2009—Or Did It?
In 2009, a remarkable event occurred in the NGC 6946 galaxy when a star flared brightly, only to…
How Do You Get Black Holes to Spin Fast?
Black holes seem like an immobile, immense entity out in space—but these massive gravitational behemoths do spin, and…
Can We Destroy Black Holes?
Assume a black hole is even coming our way, or perhaps our planet happens to approach one, and…