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The enormous stellar black hole hiding in Earth's backyard: Scientists discover a huge void in the Milky Way that's 33 times as massive as the Sun

With their ability to gobble up entire planets, black holes must be the most feared objects in the universe. Dr Panuzzo and colleagues say Gaia BH3 is a 'stellar black hole', so it's on the lowest classification when it comes to measuring the mass of black holes. This black hole was spotted in data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Astronomers detect eerie echo coming from the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

Daily Mail

Scientists have detected an eerie echo coming from a supermassive black hole that is four million times more massive than the sun at the center of our Milky Way. The sound was detected coming from Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way Corresponding author Dr Frederic Marin of Strasbourg University in France, said: 'It …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Scientists to record first video of black hole, already tried making a movie

India Today

The Event Horizon Telescope, a global network of telescopes that comes together every few years to reveal the darkest corner of our universe is setting its eyes on a new mission. While taking snapshots of the black hole is difficult thanks to the massive distance, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, Sagittarius A*, is 27,000 …

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2 years, 7 months ago

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

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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 …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Astronomers reveal first image of black hole at the heart of Milky Way galaxy

The Hindu

Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope facility, a collaboration of over 300 researchers, revealed the first image of the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way in press conferences held around the world. In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope made history by releasing the first ever image of a black hole M87* – the black hole at the …

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2 years, 7 months ago

First image of supermassive black hole at centre of Milky Way galaxy revealed

India TV News

Highlights Global team of radio astronomers reveals first image of supermassive black hole The supermassive black hole has been found at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy The results are being published in a special issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters A global team of radio astronomers have on Thursday unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Is One of the Milky Way's Spiral Arm Broken? Here's What Scientists Found

News 18

Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and ESA’s Gaia space observatory, astronomers have found a weird new feature in our Milky Way galaxy. Our Milky Way, like more than two-thirds of the galaxies we know, is spiral in shape with its spiral arms panning out at an angle. The two major spiral arms of our Milky Way — Scutum-Centaurus …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Astronomers spot a ‘break’ in one of Milky Way galaxy’s spiral arms

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 Scientists have spotted a cluster of young stars and star-forming gas clouds sticking …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Scientists capture first astounding ‘slow supernova’ which could be unique in our galaxy

The Independent

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3 years, 11 months ago

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

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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 …

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4 years ago

Earth 2k light years closer to supermassive black hole than thought

Daily Mail

Earth is closer to a supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy that previously believed, new data reveals. The initial analysis projected Earth was initially 27,700 light years away, but it is only 25,800 light years away. Along with being closer to the black hole, the new data shows Earth is orbiting the Galactic Center of …

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4 years, 2 months ago

The Hindu Explains | What have the three laureates sharing the 2020 Physics Nobel discovered about the black hole?

The Hindu

The story so far: The Nobel Prize for Physics, announced on October 6, was shared by three laureates. One half went to Roger Penrose, now at the University of Oxford, for ‘the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity’. Over a hundred years before Albert Einstein published his theory of relativity, John …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Race to find black hole at the center of the Milky Way nets Nobel Prize in physics

LA Times

Two groups of scientists have been locked in a competition to prove the existence of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, seen above from the ESO Observatory in Chile. It began as a high-stakes race to peer across 26,000 light years of space and find evidence of a supermassive black hole at the center of …

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The enormous stellar black hole hiding in Earth's backyard: Scientists discover a huge void in the Milky Way that's 33 times as massive as the Sun

Astronomers detect eerie echo coming from the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

Scientists to record first video of black hole, already tried making a movie

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

Astronomers reveal first image of black hole at the heart of Milky Way galaxy

First image of supermassive black hole at centre of Milky Way galaxy revealed

Is One of the Milky Way's Spiral Arm Broken? Here's What Scientists Found

Astronomers spot a ‘break’ in one of Milky Way galaxy’s spiral arms

Scientists capture first astounding ‘slow supernova’ which could be unique in our galaxy

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

Earth 2k light years closer to supermassive black hole than thought

The Hindu Explains | What have the three laureates sharing the 2020 Physics Nobel discovered about the black hole?

Race to find black hole at the center of the Milky Way nets Nobel Prize in physics