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LIGO Just Saw Most Massive Black Hole Merger Ever Detected

National Geographic · 11h

Scientists record a black hole collision they weren’t sure was possible

The largest black hole collision ever recorded has scientists' jaws on the floor — and scratching their heads.

ExtremeTech on MSN · 33m

LIGO Just Saw The Most Massive Black Hole Merger Ever Detected

The merger wasn’t just the biggest ever, but also an event so rare that it challenges existing models for black hole genesis.

CNN International on MSN · 1d

Astronomers detect most massive black hole collision to date

A collision observed between two black holes, each more massive than a hundred suns, is the largest merger of its kind ever recorded, according to new research.

JWST finds unusual black hole in center of Infinity Galaxy

Space.com on MSN · 1d

JWST finds unusual black hole in the center of the Infinity Galaxy: 'How can we make sense of this?'

Everything about the Infinity Galaxy, recently discovered by the JWST, is strange. One odd feature could be the 1st evidence of a "direct collapse" black hole.

Phys.org on MSN · 2d

To 'infinity' and beyond: Direct evidence of black hole birth found in galaxy named 'Infinity'

Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum and a team of researchers have discovered an object in space they call the "Infinity" galaxy—two recently-collided galaxies that, together, look like the symbol for infinity.

Engadget on MSN · 2d

Webb spots 'Infinity Galaxy' that sheds light on black hole formation

Discoveries keep pouring out of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Researchers observed an unusual cluster, which they dubbed the Infinity Galaxy. It appears to support a leading theory on how some supermassive black holes form.

Live Science on MSN1d

'Ice cube' clouds discovered at the galaxy's center shouldn't exist — and they hint at a recent black hole explosion

Twin orbs of superhot plasma at the Milky Way's center known as the "Fermi bubbles" contain inexplicable clouds of cold ...

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Primordial black hole flybys could alter exoplanet orbits

Though our solar system and the movement of its planets appear relatively sedate, there are many things that could upset the ...

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Black Hole Jet Runs Into 'Unidentified Object' In Chandra X-Ray Telescope Observations

A black hole jet from the Centaurus A galaxy is "hitting something along its path," that is baffling astronomers. The Chandra ...

Live Science on MSN3d

Black Hole or Vampire Star?

In 2020, astronomers identified a nearby star system that appeared to contain something phenomenal: the closest black hole to ...

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