Super Massive Black Hole at the Heart of Milky Way May Not Have a 'Jet'. Here's What it Means
4 years, 5 months ago

Super Massive Black Hole at the Heart of Milky Way May Not Have a 'Jet'. Here's What it Means

News 18  

Almost every galaxy is known to have a supermassive black hole at its centre and our Milky Way is no different. A new study shows that the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy is not spinning as much which means it is unlikely to have a jet. “Black holes release a huge amount of energy that removes gas from galaxies and therefore shapes their star formation history,” said one of the co-authors, Dr Avi Loeb, a professor and astronomer, according to ANI. “We concluded that the supermassive black hole in the centre of our galaxy is spinning slowly.

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Milky Way’s black hole flickers like a pyrotechnic display
1 month, 1 week ago

Milky Way’s black hole flickers like a pyrotechnic display

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. The Webb observations mark the longest, most detailed look researchers have been able to make around the Milky Way’s central black hole, called Sagittarius A*, building on past evidence of its highly energetic activity. ” The variability of the black hole’s activity is likely due to the random nature of the material …

Milky Way’s black hole flickers like a pyrotechnic display
1 month, 1 week ago

Milky Way’s black hole flickers like a pyrotechnic display

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. The Webb observations mark the longest, most detailed look researchers have been able to make around the Milky Way’s central black hole, called Sagittarius A*, building on past evidence of its highly energetic activity. ” The variability of the black hole’s activity is likely due to the random nature of the material …

Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way's central black hole
1 month, 1 week ago

Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way's central black hole

The Hindu  

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is providing the best look yet at the chaotic events unfolding around the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, observing a steady flickering of light punctuated by occasional bright flares as material is drawn inward by its enormous gravitational pull. "The accretion disk is a very chaotic region filled with …

Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way's central black hole
1 year ago

Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way's central black hole

The Hindu  

Astronomers on Wednesday announced that they have detected a strong and organised magnetic field twisted in a spiral pattern around the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, revealing previously unknown qualities of the immensely powerful object lurking at the center of our galaxy. The magnetic field around the M87 black hole, called M87*, enables it to launch powerful jets of material …

Supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is warping space-time - and it could reveal how our galaxy formed
1 year, 4 months ago

Supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is warping space-time - and it could reveal how our galaxy formed

Daily Mail  

A supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy is spinning so fast it's changing space-time. Black holes are located at the center of nearly all galaxies, with Sagittarius A* being no different - but its rotational speed makes it unique, causing what's known as the Lense-Thirring precession. Sagittarius A* sits at the center of our Milky …

Scientists reveal the first ever direct image of a black hole blasting out a powerful jet
1 year, 11 months ago

Scientists reveal the first ever direct image of a black hole blasting out a powerful jet

Daily Mail  

A supermassive black hole and the fierce jet it emits have been imaged together for the first time in an exciting breakthrough that could shed light on the mysteries of the universe. First look: A supermassive black hole and the fierce jet it emits have been imaged together for the first time in an exciting breakthrough that could shed light …

Black holes may determine which stars go unborn, and how many flicker to life
2 years, 8 months ago

Black holes may determine which stars go unborn, and how many flicker to life

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The supermassive black holes believed to lurk at the hearts of most galaxies …

Do supermassive black holes influence how stars are formed?
2 years, 8 months ago

Do supermassive black holes influence how stars are formed?

Live Mint  

Powerful jets of a supermassive black hole change the conditions for star formation in interstellar clouds. When particles that were infalling onto these black holes are trapped by magnetic fields, they can be ejected outwards and travel far inside galaxies in the form of enormous and powerful jets of plasma. In IC 5063, however, a galaxy 156 million light years …

Explained: What are supermassive black holes, the one which was photographed at the centre of The Milky Way
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained: What are supermassive black holes, the one which was photographed at the centre of The Milky Way

Firstpost  

Astronomers have captured the image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way for the first time. Stellar black holes grow by taking control of other stars or merging with other black holes and becoming a supermassive black hole. A supermassive black hole can have masses equal to billions of suns, so the one that …

Black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy has a leak, Hubble finds evidence
3 years, 3 months ago

Black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy has a leak, Hubble finds evidence

India Today  

The black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy has a leak and is spurting blowtorch-like jets dating back several thousand years. The team then found the infrared images from the Hubble that showed a glowing, inflating bubble of hot gas aligning to the jet at a distance of at least 35 light-years from the black hole. The …

Astronomers sight wandering huge black hole, but at a safe distance
4 years ago

Astronomers sight wandering huge black hole, but at a safe distance

The Hindu  

Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole moving on its own. This is surprising because supermassive black holes usually are not expected to move with respect to the galaxies in whose centres they reside, according to what is known about them so far. Supermassive black holes have masses millions of times the solar mass and inhabit the centres of galaxies. …

NASA's Chandra Observatory Discovers Most Distant Jet Streaming From Supermassive Black Hole
4 years ago

NASA's Chandra Observatory Discovers Most Distant Jet Streaming From Supermassive Black Hole

News 18  

Scientists from National Aeronautics and Space Administration have found one of the oldest and the most distant supermassive black holes with a jet. In its recent post on Instagram, NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory shared an image of an extraordinarily long jet of particles coming from a supermassive black hole in the early universe. The source of this 160,000-light-year-long jet, NASA …

Supermassive Black Hole in Centre of Milky Way May Have Caused Changes in Other Stars, Study Finds
4 years, 3 months ago

Supermassive Black Hole in Centre of Milky Way May Have Caused Changes in Other Stars, Study Finds

News 18  

A few stars in the Milky Way Galaxy have undergone a change in their colour due to a supermassive black hole right in the centre of the galaxy, reveals a recent research. In a paper published online in the Astrophysical Journal, astrophysicists have come up with a theory saying that the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* launched a powerful jet …

WHAT IS THE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE SAGITTARIUS A*
6 years, 2 months ago

WHAT IS THE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE SAGITTARIUS A*

Daily Mail  

The galactic centre of the Milky Way is dominated by one resident, the supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A*. Supermassive black holes are incredibly dense areas in the centre of galaxies with masses that can be billions of times that of the sun. Less than one per cent of the material initially within the black hole’s gravitational influence reaches …

Astronomers spot supermassive black hole ripping apart nearby star
6 years, 9 months ago

Astronomers spot supermassive black hole ripping apart nearby star

Firstpost  

Astronomers have directly imaged the formation and expansion of a fast-moving jet of material ejected when a supermassive black hole ripped apart a star For the first time, astronomers have directly imaged the formation and expansion of a fast-moving jet of material ejected when a supermassive black hole ripped apart a star that wandered too close to the cosmic monster. …

Thousands of black holes 10 times the mass of our sun may be hiding in Milky Way's centre
6 years, 11 months ago

Thousands of black holes 10 times the mass of our sun may be hiding in Milky Way's centre

India Today  

Astrophysics has helped in the revelation of thousands of black holes which may be hiding in Milky Way - the galaxy which houses our solar system A team of astrophysicists from the US has discovered as many as a dozen black holes. These black holes have gathered around Sagittarius A* which is the supermassive black hole in the centre of …

WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES?
7 years, 1 month ago

WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES?

Daily Mail  

When these giant stars die, they also go 'supernova', a huge explosion that expels the matter from the outer layers of the star into deep space. Many of these black hole seeds then merge to form much larger supermassive black holes, which are found at the centre of every known massive galaxy. Supermassive black holes could turn 'mini-Neptunes' into life-supporting …

Astronomers capture supermassive black hole eating star
8 years, 8 months ago

Astronomers capture supermassive black hole eating star

CNN  

Story highlights Supermassive black hole observed swallowing a passing star Jets of particles shoot out at almost the speed of light CNN — A star, caught in the grips of a supermassive black hole. Red flashes reveal black hole feeding on star ‘Sharpest measurements ever made’ An international team of astronomers, led by Jun Yang at Sweden’s Chalmers University of …

In a galaxy far far away: Chandra observatory spots spectacular jet
9 years, 1 month ago

In a galaxy far far away: Chandra observatory spots spectacular jet

Firstpost  

Washington: New images taken from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory show a spectacular jet that emanates from a black hole in the centre of the galaxy and extends across 300,000 years toward a brilliant hotspot and a counter jet pointing in the opposite direction. The Pictor A galaxy is located nearly 500 million light years from Earth and contains a supermassive …

Black holes cause BLASTS in the cores of galaxies
10 years ago

Black holes cause BLASTS in the cores of galaxies

Daily Mail  

And the huge outflows could also dictate the size and shape of galaxies This leads to the formation of thousands of stars ever year They say supermassive black holes are causing blasts of material Supermassive black holes at the centre of large galaxies could be powering blasts from deep inside the galaxy's core, astronomers have claimed. Scroll down for video …

A Supermassive Black Hole’s Fiery and Furious Wind
10 years, 1 month ago

A Supermassive Black Hole’s Fiery and Furious Wind

Slate  

When you think of black holes, you probably think they are chaotic destroyers of all; wandering through space devouring everything in their path, and once something gets too close, it’s gone forever. Even though a black hole can have a mass of a billion times the Sun, that’s a teeny tiny fraction of the mass of a galaxy with a …

Winds travelling 3,000 miles per SECOND found near supermassive black hole - and they're causing galaxies to dim and fade
10 years, 9 months ago

Winds travelling 3,000 miles per SECOND found near supermassive black hole - and they're causing galaxies to dim and fade

Daily Mail  

Winds travelling 3,000 miles per SECOND found near supermassive black hole - and they're causing galaxies to dim and fade Researchers have found evidence for how rapid winds form in galaxies Team was led by the Netherlands Institute for Space Research in Utrecht Used observational data from Nasa and Esa telescopes, including Hubble They found distant galaxy NGC 5548 had …

Astonishing power of supermassive black hole caught on camera
11 years, 5 months ago

Astonishing power of supermassive black hole caught on camera

Daily Mail  

Astonishing power of supermassive black hole caught on camera as it 'eats' immeasurable amounts of matter The images display the sheer power of the vast astral bodies By chance, a telescope captured one swallowing a huge amount of mass Images shed light on how the phenomena affects our galaxy One of the universe's most majestic sights has been captured on …

"Death Star" Galaxy Shoots Black Hole Jet at Hapless Neighbor
17 years, 3 months ago

"Death Star" Galaxy Shoots Black Hole Jet at Hapless Neighbor

Wired  

Here's a little lesson in parallelism. In a virtuoso feat of cross-telescope observation, researchers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Spitzer Space Telescope, along with a others, have observed that each galaxy in the system has a massive black hole at its center – but the larger has a huge jet shooting from its center, …

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