For a while, physicists have been searching for ancient black holes, foreign objects that could form at the beginning of the universe and stimulate the entire range of Shenanigan in the universe. Physicists from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Kavali Institute for Physics and Mathematics in Japan …
Read More »Somehow, a monster supermassive black hole is missing
The universe is full of galaxy clusters, but Able 2261 is in its own class. In the galaxy in the center of the cluster, where the largest supermassive black hole in the universe should be, astronomers have not been able to locate such an object. And the new discovery only …
Read More »Astronomers discovered 39 new gravitational wave events in just six months
Five years ago, humanity still had to find gravitational waves. Now, the observations are moving at an astonishing pace. Over a six-month period last year, the LIGO-Virgin collaboration detected an average of 1.5 gravitational wave events per week. From 1 April to 1 October 2019, upgraded LIGOs and virgin interferometers …
Read More »Astronomers are using black hole echoes to aid in mapping the universe
From our single benefit location of the universe, the three-dimensional location is really difficult to understand. We can easily map the stars in relation to each other, but it is very difficult to know which is near and which is far. One way to determine the distance of objects in …
Read More »Astronomers find monster black hole with 6 galaxies trapped in its gravitational web
Astronomers have discovered six galaxies trapped in the cosmic “spider’s web” of a supermassive black hole immediately after the Big Bang, according to research published Thursday that could help explain the evolution of these mystical monsters. The black holes that emerged early in the history of the universe are believed …
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