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A peculiar object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope just 700 million years after the Big Bang could reveal the ...
Recent advancements in observational techniques have led to the capture of high-resolution images of black hole shadows, ...
Researchers find an incredible flare from supermassive black hole J2245+3743, shining brighter than ever recorded in history.
MacArthur Fellow Kareem El-Badry is redefining how we understand the cosmos, uncovering black holes, decoding the ...
A new study suggests that during a potential phase of primordial matter domination, particle interactions may have led to the formation of the universe’s first compact cosmic objects. Less than a ...
The flare has been going on for seven years as a supermassive black hole consumes a massive star that ventured too close.