Two future ESA missions will provide a unique insight into enormous cosmic collisions with black holes
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The first ever direct image of a black hole has been produced
Astronomers have, for the first time, imaged a supermassive black hole, which resides in the heart of a distant galaxy called Messier 87
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What is “switching on” a supermassive black hole’s feeding frenzy?
These “giant monsters” were observed suddenly devouring gas in their surroundings
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Supermassive black holes caught in the act of merging
The act of galaxies merging are extreme events and result in anarchy that is superb to observe
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Can black holes make exotic materials?
Could black holes be a factory for unusual material at their hearts?
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Magnetic fields manage a black hole’s feeding time
Magnetic fields have been seen to manipulate the material surrounding a black hole by observing the nearby galaxy Cygnus A
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Einstein’s theory successfully tested near supermassive black hole
This result is the culmination of 26 years of observations made by the Very Large Telescope in Chile
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New model explains how we see a black hole devour a star
Researchers have come up with a theory explaining why we see different radiation from the same star-destroying event
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Merging galaxies halt star formation
Analysis of the ‘butterfly’ galaxy NGC 6240 shows black hole ejections and stellar winds stop the birth of new stars
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“Ultramassive” black holes are eating their host galaxies
A team of international astronomers has found a selection of black holes, even larger than supermassive black holes, up to 3.5 billion light years away
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Molecules could be broken and reborn in black hole splurges
The theory can explain why stars are created in the most extreme cosmic environments
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Super black holes in massive galaxies control star formation
A recent study has revealed a link between the mass of a galaxy’s supermassive black hole and its stellar history
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Astronomers discover multiple supermassive black hole pairings
Fewer than ten of these double gigantic high-gravity objects were known previously
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Supermassive black holes thrive in ‘jellyfish’ galaxies
Astronomers have unearthed a new process for how a galaxy feeds the supermassive black hole at its core
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Milky Way’s supermassive black hole reveals signs of relativity
By observing stars near our galaxy’s centre, astronomers have seen hints of Einstein’s theory of relativity
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Astronomers detect orbiting supermassive black holes
This detection of miniature orbital motion could be the missing evidence in the galaxy formation theory
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New mysterious object found in familiar galaxy
Radio observations of Cygnus A show an unusual object near the centre, not shown in prior radio observations.
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Cosmic smash up ‘cleanly’ rips supermassive black hole from its galaxy
Astronomers have found the shredded remains of a galaxy that passed through a larger galaxy
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Five newfound supermassive black holes suggest millions more
A number of supermassive black holes, clouded from direct view by gas and dust, have been found
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