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Infrared telescopes discover hundreds of previously undetected supermassive black holes.

Infrared telescopes discover hundreds of previously undetected supermassive black holes

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Illustrative representation of a black hole.

Astronomers detect rare X-ray flares from black hole 1ES 1927+654 caused by a nearby white dwarf

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Sagittarius A*, located about 26,000 light-years from Earth, is approximately four million times more massive than the Sun. Illustration: Catmando.

Twin stars orbit Milky Way's supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Neutron stars rip each other apart to form black hole.

Super-Eddington black hole LID-568 devours matter at record rate, defying growth theories

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Black hole collision and merger releasing gravitational waves by Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes Lensing (SXS) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

New study suggests black holes may be sources of dark energy driving universe's expansion

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Artist's impression shows a triple star system called V404 Cygni with a black hole and two ordinary stars.

Astronomers observe black hole that may have formed gently

By REUTERS

An image of galaxies from over 13 billion years ago taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera).

Black holes made galaxies in early universe look 'impossibly large'

Artist’s impression: the galaxy SDSS1335+0728 lighting up.

Rise and shine: Scientists watch black hole 'wake up' and emit light in far-off galaxy

Artist’s view of a massive black hole mergers in a cluster, possibly like GW190521, a gravitational wave observation by LIGO/Virgo.

Scientists explain missing black holes, dark matter with new model

This artist’s impression shows the record-breaking quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole.

Israeli, international astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole

By REUTERS

This image shows the polarised view of the Milky Way black hole. The lines overlaid on this image mark the orientation of polarisation, which is related to the magnetic field around the shadow of the black hole.

Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way's central black hole

By REUTERS

An artisitc illustration of a quasar and supermassive black hole from the early universe.

Researchers find 'excessively' large red supermassive black hole in early universe - study

This artist’s impression shows the record-breaking quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole.

This is the universe's brightest light, fueled by the hungriest black hole

This artist's illustration shows a cross-section of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, warping spacetime to look like a football.

Our galaxy's supermassive black hole makes spacetime look like a football - study

This artist's concept shows a supermassive black hole at the center of a remote galaxy digesting the remnants of a star.

Black holes existed since the dawn of time, study finds in major discovery - study

A star disrupted by a supermassive black hole. As the star wanders past the black hole, the tidal field of the hole rips apart the star. The picture shows the result of the simulation carried out by Steinberg and Stone.

Origin of intense light in supermassive black holes and tidal disruption events revealed by study

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

An artistic illustration of a black hole in space.

Supernovae give rise to black holes or neutron stars, finds Israeli-led team

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Black Hole in a Globular Cluster (Illustration)

Black hole is observed snacking on sun-like star, bite by bite

By REUTERS