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Black holes: Facts about the darkest objects in the universe
By Adam Mann published
Discover interesting facts about what black holes are, how they form and what would happen if you fell into one.

The rarest black holes in the universe may be 'wandering' our galaxy
By Paul Sutter published
Dozens of 'wandering' black holes could be tumbling through our galaxy right now, new simulations hint. Their existence could help solve a longstanding cosmic puzzle.

Physicists create a black hole bomb for the first time
By Elana Spivack published
Physicists have created a model of a black hole bomb in the lab for the first time, verifying a theory first proposed more than 50 years ago.

James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously feeding black holes and bursts of starbirth.

Has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 'missing' supermassive black hole? (video)
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered "smoking gun" evidence of a hidden feeding supermassive black hole in a distant spiral galaxy.

James Webb telescope solves 'impossible' black hole mystery
By Shreejaya Karantha published
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to revisit a misunderstood black hole thought to be gulping matter 40 times faster than the theoretical limit. It turns out, dust may have obscured the truth.

Newly 'awakened' black hole is releasing 100 times more energy than scientists have seen before
By Elana Spivack published
The quasi-periodic eruptions of X-rays from a black hole 300 million light-years away are unlike any researchers have ever seen before.

Incredible photo shows supermassive black hole blowing a jet of matter into interstellar space
By Samantha Mathewson published
A spiral galaxy known as NGC 4945 exhibits powerful winds of material blowing from the supermassive black hole located at its core in a new photo taken by the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
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