supermassive black holes
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Simulations Show Black Holes Have Surprisingly Intimate Relationship With Host Galaxies
A new study is shedding light on the way galaxies interact with the incredibly massive black holes at their centres.
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What Are These Mystery Puffs Near The Galactic Centre?
The centre of our galaxy is an extreme place that holds all sorts of mysteries. Among those enigmas are what appear to be gas clouds that somehow refuse to be pulled apart by the immense gravity of the galactic centre.
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New Evidence That Supermassive Black Holes Eventually Suck The Life Out Of Big Galaxies
At the core of each large galaxy lies a supermassive black hole with the mass of 1 million suns. New research shows that these celestial vacuum cleaners do more than just devour nearby objects – they also grow to a size that eventually suppresses a galaxy’s ability to churn out new stars, effectively rendering them…
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A Wild New Hypothesis For How The First Monster Black Holes Formed
It’s no secret that supermassive black holes are heartless beasts: These objects of immense gravity that let nothing escape, not even light, have fascinated astronomers since the early 20th century. While it’s believed that so-called supermassive black holes lurk at the centre of most galaxies, including our own, there’s still much we don’t know about…