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For the first time, astronomers have captured the powerful jets spewing out of a black hole and the black hole itself in the same image.

New Image of Black Hole Shows Colossal Jets Looking Like Tentacles

By Victor Tangermann

What appears to be a "rogue" supermassive black hole is leaving behind a trail of newly spawned stars in its wake as it escapes its host galaxy.

Hubble May Have Spotted a Supermassive Black Hole Breaking Free From Its Galaxy

By Frank Landymore

Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope initiative have shown off the first image of the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy.

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Scientists Release Image of Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann

A team of astronomers was able to get a panoramic view of almost 1,000 of mysterious filaments at the center of the Milky Way.

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Scientists Puzzled by Weird “Strands” at the Center of Our Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann

Oh my god, y'all — the supermassive black holes at the heart of galaxies like our Milky Way may have BFFs.

Astrophysicist Says That Supermassive Black Holes May Have “Friends”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers say they’ve found evidence that the expanding universe is causing black holes to grow with it.

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Uh Oh, Turns Out the Universe Might Be Making Black Holes Even Bigger

By Tony Ho Tran

Astronomers Find “Dancing Ghosts” Haunting Space Near Black Holes

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Astronomers Find “Dancing Ghosts” Haunting Space Near Black Holes

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of scientists detected a series of bright X-ray flares coming from one of the least expected places: from behind a supermassive black hole.

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In a Bizarre Twist, Astronomers Detect Light Coming From Behind Black Hole

By Victor Tangermann

In a new study, a team of astronomers from Ohio State University claim to have discovered an entirely new and previously missing class of black holes.

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Scientists Discover New Class of Tiny Black Holes

By Victor Tangermann

In a paper, NASA scientist Jeremy Schnittman argues that it's pretty unlikely planets that orbit black holes could harbor life.

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NASA Scientist Ponders Life on Planets Orbiting Black Holes

By Victor Tangermann

A team of NASA scientists have caught three supermassive black holes in the act of merging together a measly one billion light-years away from Earth.

Three Supermassive Black Holes Are About to Collide

By Victor Tangermann

NASA’s New Black Hole Simulation Will Completely Melt Your Brain

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NASA’s New Black Hole Simulation Will Completely Melt Your Brain

By Victor Tangermann

We May Have Uncovered the Origins of The Most Mysterious Particles in the Universe

We May Have Uncovered the Origins of The Most Mysterious Particles in the Universe

By Chelsea Gohd

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A Groundbreaking Discovery Just Verified the Existence of Orbiting Supermassive Black Holes

By Patrick Caughill

Europe’s Space Program Will Launch a Gravitational Wave Hunting Spacecraft in 2034

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Europe’s Space Program Will Launch a Gravitational Wave Hunting Spacecraft in 2034

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Supermassive Black Holes Suggest We May Be Very Wrong About How Our Universe Formed

By Christianna Reedy

New Kind of Black Hole Glimpsed in the Early Universe

New Kind of Black Hole Glimpsed in the Early Universe

By Cecille De Jesus