Dark matter, regular matter can interact without gravity, hints study
Interesting Engineering - Sun 29 Sep 24 Cosmic monster: 23 million light-years-wide black hole jets discovered by Caltech, Interesting Engineering - Wed 18 Sep 24Supermassive black hole blows galactic gas at 2,235,600 mph; cuts off star power, Interesting Engineering - Mon 16 Sep 24
Hubble finds a surge of black holes after the Big Bang, Earth.com - Sun 22 Sep 24
Black hole is starving its host galaxy of star-forming fuel, Earth.com - Thu 19 Sep 24
Hubble Tension Solved? Astronomers Race To Save Standard Model Of Cosmology, IFLScience - Wed 25 Sep 24
Are Black Holes Really "Frozen Stars"? New Paper Suggests They Might Be, IFLScience - Mon 23 Sep 24
Iron At 10 Billion Degrees Seen Around Supernova In New Telescope's First Discovery, IFLScience - Mon 23 Sep 24
Black Hole Spews Energy of 'Trillions of Suns' in Record-Breaking Eruptions, Newsweek - Wed 18 Sep 24
Truly Supermassive Black Hole Has Jets Spanning 23 Million Light-Years, The Biggest Ever Seen, IFLScience - Wed 18 Sep 24
Supermassive Black Hole Spotted Starving Galaxy To Death, Newsweek - Tue 17 Sep 24
A Black Hole Is Starving Its Galaxy To Death, But Not How You Think, IFLScience - Tue 17 Sep 24
New Study Maps Gravitational ‘Basins of Attraction’ in the Local Universe, Science Blog - Fri 27 Sep 24
Research Illuminates Vast Cosmic Structures, Mirage News - Fri 27 Sep 24
Universe Smoother Than Expected: Is Standard Model Broken?, Mirage News - Thu 26 Sep 24
XRISM Mission Unveils New Insights on Supermassive Black Holes, Mirage News - Fri 20 Sep 24
Astronomers Spot Largest Black Hole Jets, Named Porphyrion, Mirage News - Thu 19 Sep 24
Gargantuan Black Hole Jets Are Biggest Seen Yet, Mirage News - Wed 18 Sep 24
Hubble Discovers Unexpected Surge of Early Universe Black Holes, Mirage News - Tue 17 Sep 24
Astronomers: Black Hole Starving Host Galaxy to Death, Mirage News - Mon 16 Sep 24
Advanced data shed light on gravitational basins of attraction that shape the movement of galaxies
Phys.org - Fri 27 Sep 24A new study has mapped out the gravitational basins of attraction in the local universe, offering fresh insights into the large-scale cosmic structures that shape the movement of galaxies. The ...
Dark matter could have slight interaction with regular matter, study suggests
Phys.org - Thu 26 Sep 24The reason we call dark matter dark isn't that it's some shadowy material. It's because dark matter doesn't interact with light. The difference is subtle, but important. Regular matter can be ...
The universe is smoother than the standard model of cosmology suggests. So is the theory broken?
Phys.org - Thu 26 Sep 24Given how unfathomably large the universe is, it is perhaps understandable that we haven't yet cracked all its secrets. But there are actually some pretty basic features, ones we used to think ...
What happens to the climate when Earth passes through interstellar clouds?
Phys.org - Tue 24 Sep 24Noctilucent clouds were once thought to be a fairly modern phenomenon. A team of researchers recently calculated that Earth and the entire solar system may well have passed through two dense ...
A magnetic halo in the Milky Way: New discoveries about galactic outflows
Phys.org - Mon 23 Sep 24A new study led by the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), and with contributions from Radboud University's Marijke Haverkorn, has unveiled significant insights into the Milky Way: a ...
X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission unveils black hole and supernova remnant surroundings
Phys.org - Fri 20 Sep 24The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) has revealed the structure, motion and temperature of the material around a supermassive black hole and in a supernova remnant in unprecedented ...
Astronomers just detected the biggest black hole jets ever seen—and named them Porphyrion
Phys.org - Fri 20 Sep 24The largest known black hole jets, 23 million light years across, have been discovered in the distant universe. This pair of particle beams launched by a supermassive black hole is over a hundred ...
Largest ever black hole jet pair discovered in the distant Universe
Science Focus - Wed 18 Sep 24An enormous pair of black hole jets has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. Given the nickname Porphyrion after a mythological Greek giant, the jets are the biggest ever ...
Black hole’s jets are so huge that they may shake up cosmology
Newscientist - Wed 18 Sep 24Spanning 23 million light years, or 220 Milky Way galaxies, a set of giant, newly discovered black hole jets known as Porphyrion may change our understanding of black holes and the structure ...
Black hole jets on the scale of the cosmic web
Nature News - Wed 18 Sep 24Nature, Published online: 18 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07879-yRadio images reveal distant black hole jets of cosmological length, suggesting that the environmental ...
Astronomers discover biggest ever seen black hole jets, which blast hot plasma well beyond their own host galaxy
Phys.org - Wed 18 Sep 24Astronomers have spotted the biggest pair of black hole jets ever seen, spanning 23 million light-years in total length. That's equivalent to lining up 140 Milky Way galaxies back to back.
Gargantuan black hole jets are biggest seen yet, Eurekalert - Wed 18 Sep 24Future gravitational wave observatories could see the earliest black hole mergers in the universe
Phys.org - Wed 18 Sep 24In February 2016, scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) confirmed they made the first-ever detection of gravitational waves (GWs). These events occur when ...
Little Red Dots, Tiny Far Away Galaxies, Continue To Baffle Scientists
Inverse - Wed 18 Sep 24— M. Kornmesser/ESO via APAstronomers exploring the faraway universe with the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s most powerful telescope, have found a class of galaxies that challenges ...
Hubble finds more black holes than expected in the early universe
Phys.org - Tue 17 Sep 24With the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University has found more black holes in the ...
Look! Astrophysicists Spotted A Supermassive Black Hole Slowly Starving a Galaxy to Death
Inverse - Tue 17 Sep 24The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently helped solve a cosmic “murder,” the untimely demise of Pablo’s Galaxy, more formally known as GS-10578: a disc-shaped galaxy about the size ...
Black hole spotted “starving” galaxy to death
Cosmos Magazine - Mon 16 Sep 24NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has identified a black hole that confirms the theory that some supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel needed to make new stars. GS-10578, ...
Black hole ‘starving’ its host galaxy to death, astronomers reveal
The Independent - Mon 16 Sep 24Supermassive black hole is ‘killing’ Pablo’s Galaxy, which is the same size as the Milky Way
Astronomers detect black hole 'starving' its host galaxy to death
Phys.org - Mon 16 Sep 24Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel they need to form new stars. The results are ...
Astronomers detect black hole 'starving' its host galaxy to death, ScienceDaily - Tue 17 Sep 24Astronomers detect black hole ‘starving’ its host galaxy to death, Eurekalert - Mon 16 Sep 24
The Universe’s Structure May Be ‘Smoother’ Than Expected, Raising Big Questions for the Standard Model of Cosmology
ZME Science - Fri 27 Sep 24We may be on the cusp of finally breaking the standard model of cosmology.
New map of the universe shows mega structures
idw-online - Fri 27 Sep 24An international research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) has developed a new method of imaging the universe and created a fascinating map of the cosmos based ...
Dark Matter May Interact With Regular Matter Beyond Gravity, Study Finds
ScienceAlert - Fri 27 Sep 24This is very unexpected.
Dark Matter Black Holes Could Fly through the Solar System Once a Decade
Scientific American - Tue 24 Sep 24The universe’s hidden mass may be made of black holes, which could wobble the planets of the solar system when they pass by
A 'primordial' black hole may zoom through our solar system every decade
Livescience - Tue 24 Sep 24"If there are lots of black holes out there, some of them must surely pass through our backyard every now and then." ...
'Missing link' black hole lurks in strange binary system with red giant star
SPACE.com - Tue 24 Sep 24Astronomers have discovered a "missing link:" a tiny black hole lurking with a red giant star in a strange and difficult-to-explain binary system. ...
Mysterious, ultraheavy stars are gobbling up atmospheres like carrion, new study hints
Livescience - Tue 24 Sep 24Strange, ultraheavy stars that are rich in barium grow massive by cannibalizing their companions, scientists discover after finally catching these stellar leeches ...
Ask Us Anything: Can the black hole in the center of our galaxy expand to our solar system?
Popular Science - Mon 23 Sep 24Black holes are one of the most mysterious cosmic phenomena, despite how much we continue to learn about them. While considered a mathematical possibility for many years, the first black hole ...
How dark energy could relieve 'Hubble tension' and galaxy headaches
SPACE.com - Mon 23 Sep 24The Hubble tension, a longstanding problem in cosmology, could potentially be relieved if early dark energy is taken into account. ...
Mysterious Signal Hints at The Smallest Black Hole Ever Detected
ScienceAlert - Fri 20 Sep 24One of the most sought-after objects in the galaxy.
1st results of XRISM X-ray space telescope reveals black hole and supernova secrets
SPACE.com - Fri 20 Sep 24The first results from JAXA's XRISM X-ray telescope are out, and they reveal new features of the superheated gas around a distant supermassive black hole and a ...
Astronomers Discover Record-Breaking Jets Escaping a Black Hole, the Longest Ever Seen
Smithsonian Magazine - Fri 20 Sep 24The energetic streams are together 23 million light-years in length—roughly as long as 140 Milky Way galaxies lined end to end
Largest Black Hole Jets Ever Seen Create a Galactic Structure That Will Blow Your Mind
ScienceAlert - Wed 18 Sep 24How does this exist?
Biggest black hole jets ever seen span 140 Milky Way galaxies
Popular Science - Wed 18 Sep 24A newly discovered, distant duo of black hole jets is the largest of its kind ever seen. Formed when the universe was less than half its current age, the pair collectively spewed the energy ...
Biggest black hole jets ever seen are as long as 140 Milky Ways
Livescience - Wed 18 Sep 24The largest-ever black hole jets ever seen hint that these cosmic monsters may play an even more significant role in shaping galaxies than previously thought. ...
Largest jets ever seen blasting from a black hole 23 million light-years long!
SPACE.com - Wed 18 Sep 24Astronomers have seen the largest jets ever found erupting from a black hole. The giant jet system Porphyrion is 23 million light-years long, equal to 140 side-by-side ...
A black hole is literally "starving" a galaxy to death, new study reveals
Salon - Wed 18 Sep 24Pablo's Galaxy formed early in the universe's history. A black hole may have already killed it
JWST Confirms Distant Galaxy Was Murdered by a Black Hole
ScienceAlert - Tue 17 Sep 24Snuffed out in its prime.
James Webb Space Telescope witnesses a black hole 'killing' its galaxy (photo)
SPACE.com - Mon 16 Sep 24Using the James Webb Space Telescope astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole "killing" its galaxy by starving it of the material needed to birth new ...
Monster black hole is starving its host galaxy to death, James Webb telescope reveals
Livescience - Mon 16 Sep 24New observations with JWST have confirmed that supermassive black holes have the power to quench star formation across their surrounding galaxies. ...
Shining (the wrong?) light on Self-Interacting Dark Matter
Astrobites - Thu 26 Sep 24Title: Brightest Cluster Galaxy Offsets in Cold Dark MatterAuthors: Cian Roche, Michael McDonald, Josh Borrow, Mark Vogelsberger, Xuejian Shen, Volker Springel, Lars Hernquist, Ruediger Pakmor, ...
Cosmology Is at a Tipping Point—We May Be on the Verge of Discovering New Physics
SingularityHub - Tue 24 Sep 24For the past few years, a series of controversies have rocked the well-established field of cosmology. In a nutshell, the predictions of the standard model of the universe appear to be at odds ...
Weight Gain: Growing Little Black Holes in the Early Universe
Astrobites - Tue 24 Sep 24Title: Growth of Light-Seed Black Holes in Gas-Rich Galaxies at High RedshiftAuthors: Daxal Mehta, John A. Regan, Lewis ProleFirst Author’s Institution: Department of Physics and Centre for ...
Why weren’t astronomers sure that supermassive black holes could merge?
Astronomy.com - Mon 23 Sep 24“The great hum” in the October 2023 issue states that astronomers weren’t sure that supermassive black holes in binary systems could close in on each other. I would assume that objects ...
XRISM unveils black hole and supernova remnant surroundings
ESA - Fri 20 Sep 24XRISM revealed the structure, motion and temperature of the material around a supermassive black hole and in a supernova remnant in unprecedented detail. Astronomers presented the first ...
Black hole caught blasting jets out into the cosmic void
Astronomy.com - Wed 18 Sep 24Like a dragon breathing gouts of fire, a black hole in the distant universe is spewing plumes of energy into the cosmos, forming jets that span 23 million light-years. That’s 140 times the ...
Hubble finds more black holes in the early Universe
ESA - Tue 17 Sep 24With the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University has found more black holes ...
Exploring the Formation Channels of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies
AZoQuantum - Tue 1 Oct 24Scientists from George Mason University researched how Low Surface Brightness galaxies form. People know that galaxies exist in a wide range of sizes and luminosities.
Cosmic Microwave Background Reveals No Rotation
AZoQuantum - Mon 30 Sep 24As they reported in a study in Physical Review Letters, researchers from the University of Manchester searched for hints by comparing the distribution of galaxies to the cosmic microwave background ...
Rewriting Cosmic Calculations: New AI Unlocks the Universe’s Settings
SciTechDaily - Mon 30 Sep 24AI improves cosmological parameter estimation, enhancing understanding of the universe’s expansion and structure. The standard model of the universe depends on six numbers. Using a new method ...
Not just nothing, dark matter quests close in on dire ‘neutrino fog’
The Hindu - Mon 30 Sep 24A new null result from the LUX-ZEPLIN dark-matter detector didn’t prompt disappointment among physicists. It prompted resignation
Slime Mold Algorithms Unlock Secrets of Vast Cosmic Structures
SciTechDaily - Sat 28 Sep 24Utilizing a slime mold algorithm, astronomers have mapped the cosmic web, enhancing our understanding of galaxy evolution. This breakthrough research provides deeper insights into how large ...
Astronomers Unveil Vast Gravitational Basins in the Local Universe
SciTechDaily - Fri 27 Sep 24A new study highlights major gravitational areas in the Universe, showing the Sloan Great Wall as the most massive, potentially reshaping our understanding of local cosmic structures. Researchers ...
Research sheds light on large-scale cosmic structures
Eurekalert - Fri 27 Sep 24A new study has mapped out the gravitational “basins of attraction” in the local Universe, offering fresh insights into the large-scale cosmic structures that shape the movement of galaxies. ...
XRISM’s X-Ray Insights Uncover the Hidden Structures of Black Holes and Supernovas
SciTechDaily - Thu 26 Sep 24XRISM revealed the structure, motion, and temperature of the material around a supermassive black hole and in a supernova remnant in unprecedented detail. The XRISM space telescope has illuminated ...
Dark Matter May Experience Forces Beyond Gravity
SpaceDaily - Wed 25 Sep 24Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 The mystery of dark matter continues to challenge scientists, and new findings from the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) suggest that dark matter ...
James Webb Telescope Shows Black Hole Feedback Quenched Star Formation
AZoQuantum - Mon 23 Sep 24Using JWST’s NIRSpec, researchers observed a massive quiescent galaxy (GS-10578) at redshift z?=?3.064, revealing outflows from a supermassive black hole (SMBH). These outflows quenched star ...
MIT Study Reveals: Early Dark Energy Key to Universe’s Greatest Mysteries
SciTechDaily - Sun 22 Sep 24MIT physicists propose that early dark energy, a mysterious force, might be the key to resolving the “Hubble tension” and the surprising discovery of numerous bright, early galaxies. ...
Faraway black hole unleashes record-setting energetic jets
The Hindu - Thu 19 Sep 24Supermassive black hole shoot jets of high-energy particles and magnetic fields into space from their two poles as they devour material such as gas, dust and stars falling into them due to their ...
The Big Bang’s Dark Legacy Revealed by Hubble: Unexpected Black Holes
SciTechDaily - Wed 18 Sep 24A Survey of Hubble’s Deepest Look Back into Time Uncovers New Clues There seem to be countless black holes in the universe – space-time rabbit holes that forever swallow anything passing ...
More black holes than expected in the early universe
ScienceDaily - Tue 17 Sep 24With the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has found more black holes in the early universe than has previously been reported. The new result can help ...
Supermassive Black Holes Can Starve Their Host Galaxies of Star-Forming Gas, Research Confirms
Sci.News - Tue 17 Sep 24Astrononomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected that GS-10578, a massive, quiescent galaxy at redshift of 3.064 (look-back time 11.7 billion years), is expelling ...
NASA’s Hubble finds more black holes than expected in the early universe
Eurekalert - Tue 17 Sep 24With the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University has found more black holes in the ...
NASA's Hubble Finds More Black Holes than Expected in the Early Universe, Newswise - Tue 17 Sep 24Webb Space Telescope Reveals a “Galaxy Killer” Black Hole
SciTechDaily - Mon 16 Sep 24Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered that supermassive black holes can exhaust the resources necessary for star formation in their host galaxies, effectively starving ...