Researchers have discovered the first evidence that the brightest accretion disks around supermassive black holes "wobble" as ...

The Sagittarius A* supermassive black hole at the core of the Milky Galaxy may be "warping the spacetime surrounding it into ...

Black holes exert a tremendous influence on their surroundings, meaning that when they spin, they literally drag the very fabric of space and time around with them. That means nothing can sit ...

According to the authors of that paper, the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, which is known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), is spinning close to its maximum speed, much faster than we previously ...

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A cosmic ballet unfolds around black holes, where disks of matter form due to their gravity. These disks, called accretion disks, produce intense light and plasma jets. A new study reveals that ...

Astrophysicists have developed a method to detect light echoes from black holes, potentially revolutionizing the measurement ...

Gas swirling around black holes forms disks that are among the most effective energy converters in the universe, emitting ...

Black holes expel powerful jets of charged particles that lead to luminous bursts of gamma rays, all made possible by each ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Black holes exert a tremendous influence on their surroundings, meaning that when they spin, they ...

3D rendering of a rapidly spinning black hole's accretion disk and a resulting black hole-powered jet. Credit: Ore Gottlieb et al. (2024) Black holes are one of the most enigmatic stellar objects.