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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 still ...

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

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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Black holes, often depicted as cosmic predators, have another fascinating role: they can launch some of the universe's most ...

They speculate that it would only require a "modest" space mission working in unison with a telescope already on the ground.

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 ...

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All matter that approaches a black hole takes on the form of a spiraling disk. This disk whirls around at such a rapid pace that the material within it glows white-hot and ionizes, transforming into a ...

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