Simulations suggest the early universe helped black holes grow big, but not in the long run

At the heart of the Milky Way, just 27,000 light-years from Earth, there is a supermassive black hole with a mass of more ...

How Supermassive Black Holes Can Become Cosmic Nightmares

Most of these astrophysical monsters are stars with various behavioral issues, such as explosive supernovae or ridiculously ...
Discover Magazine

The Closest Black Hole to Earth Is Gaia BH1 at Only 1,600 Light-Years Away

Learn about the closest black hole from Earth, Gaia BH1. This recently discovered black hole is dormant, but it’s only 1,600 ...

Concern over Sagittarius A*: A supermassive black hole that lies dormant at the center of our galaxy and threatens to reactivate

It is no secret that at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, lies a supermassive black hole better known as Sagittarius A ...
Space.com

Enormous black hole unexpectedly found in tiny galaxy

An unexpected monster black hole was found hiding inside one of the Milky Way's tiniest neighbors, rewriting what scientists ...
New Scientist on MSN

A tiny nearby galaxy is home to a shockingly enormous black hole

One of the Milky Way’s smallest galactic neighbours seems to have a supermassive black hole at its centre, upending ...
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Milky Way's central black hole may have scarfed down another black hole

A near-infrared view of the stars near the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: ESO / S. Gillessen et al. Astronomers suspect the giant black hole at the heart of the Milky Way may have ...