9+ hour, 34+ min ago   (419+ words) "We're seeing what could be described as an energetic tug-of-war inside the black hole's accretion flow." Turns out the expression "you can't have it all" also applies to black holes. Astronomers have discovered that although feeding black holes can produce…...

14+ hour, 13+ min ago   (669+ words) The Circinus Galaxy, located approximately 13 million light-years from Earth, harbors an active supermassive black hole that plays a significant role in its development. It was previously believed that the primary source of infrared light emanating from the area nearest to…...

15+ hour, 6+ min ago   (654+ words) In a study published in Nature Astronomy, a group of researchers from the University of Warwick has discovered that black holes do not just consume matter, but rather manage it, choosing whether to blast it into space as high-speed jets…...

16+ hour, 34+ min ago   (493+ words) Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have mapped where dust collects around a nearby supermassive black hole " and found that almost all of it sits in a compact ring feeding the object. The study focuses on the Circinus galaxy,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (133+ words) Recognizing honors, awards, and achievements for NASA Science. Award: "The American Geophysical Union's 2025 Excellence in Earth and Space Science Award is given annually to a mid-career or senior scientist team, individual, or group demonstrating a sustained commitment to excellence in…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (375+ words) "This result shows that the Event Horizon Telescope is not only useful for producing spectacular images, but can also be used to understand the physics that govern black hole jets." Astronomers have used the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) to observe…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (600+ words) David Eicher is one of the most widely recognized astronomy enthusiasts in the world. He has been with Astronomy magazine for 36 years, beginning as an assistant editor and working through associate, senior, and managing positions. He has been the magazine's…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (286+ words) Enjoy a great night of fun with the country music duo and their folk-rock friends. Purchase Tickets The club's'founder Kenton Dyck also spoke at length about'the composition of stars. You may be surprised to learn what that entails. "Stars are…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (612+ words) The question of how black holes grow should be an easy one to answer: they absorb material from their surroundings. But despite their fearsome reputation, supermassive black holes don't rampage through their host galaxies; instead, they can be found sitting…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (194+ words) At the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, there is a supermassive black hole that is still very mysterious. But many studies are being conducted on it, and recently, NASA's X-ray space probe has revealed important details about its…...