Scientists confirm Einstein's supermassive black hole theory
A team of international scientists observing a star in the Milky Way have for the first time confirmed Einstein’s 100-year-old general theory of what happens to the motion of a star passing close to a supermassive black hole.
Jul 31, 2018, 10:50 AM ISTInfant stars found near Milky Way's supermassive black hole
The observations were made with Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an observatory in Chile.
Nov 29, 2017, 18:36 PM ISTSupermassive discovery: Scientists spot five elusive giant black hole pairs
The black hole pairs were uncovered by combining data from a suite of different observatories including NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Wide-Field Infrared Sky Explorer Survey (WISE), and the ground-based Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona.
Oct 04, 2017, 13:29 PM ISTHubble detects monster black hole kicked out of galactic core
Astronomers think this object is a very strong case. Weighing more than 1 billion suns, the rogue black hole is the most massive black hole ever detected to have been kicked out of its central home.
Mar 24, 2017, 11:49 AM IST
Milky Way's black hole spews out cosmic 'spitballs'
Scientists have discovered a supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy, shooting out star fragments.
Jan 13, 2017, 00:23 AM ISTNASA's X-ray telescopes stumble over evidence of wandering black hole! - See pic
The astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory to discover this source.
Oct 06, 2016, 11:11 AM ISTSupermassive black hole devouring cold gas cloud spotted
Astronomers recently spotted a supermassive black hole devouring billowy clouds of cold, marking its first direct evidence to support the theory that black holes feed on clouds of cold gas.
Jun 09, 2016, 13:19 PM ISTMonstrous black hole uncovered in most unexpected place in space! - Check out pic
The current record holder tips the scale at 21 billion suns and resides in the crowded Coma galaxy cluster that consists of over 1,000 galaxies.
Apr 07, 2016, 18:04 PM ISTAstrophysicists detect superfast winds near supermassive black hole
Astronomers have known about the existence of quasar winds since the late 1960s. At least one in four quasars have them.
Mar 21, 2016, 22:10 PM IST