marking the first real-time observation of a massive black hole awakening. The galaxy SDSS1335+0728, located approximately 300 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo, began exhibiting ...

Astronomers are captivated by this unprecedented activity, suspecting either a rare tidal disruption or the awakening of a supermassive black hole. The night sky was once thought of as a calm ...

Most supermassive black holes finished their growth billions ... “In the case of SDSS1335+0728, we observed the awakening of the massive black hole, which suddenly began feasting on nearby gas and ...

An astonishing fact only known for the past few decades is that every big galaxy in the universe has a supermassive black hole at its heart. This was suspected in the 1980s, and observations from ...

Supermassive black holes lurk all throughout the known universe, but catching one in the act of devouring its cosmic dinner doesn't happen all that often. In fact, unless a black hole is actively ...

Onori Astronomers have taken a detailed look at a rare and incredibly violent cosmic event resulting from an unfortunate star venturing too close to a supermassive black hole. The team behind the ...

The brutal star-destroying tidal disruption event is only the second ever seen in interacting galaxies. Astronomers have taken a detailed look at a rare and incredibly violent cosmic event ...