Do black holes come in pairs?
Astronomers modeled how black holes merge and found that most converged black holes started as large stars in a binary system. They also…
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How did supermassive black holes form?
An astronomer analyzed ancient supermassive black holes with mathematical models and found they likely grew exponentially after light,…
Why do galaxies shrink?
An astronomer studying the 3 main processes that cause galaxies to lose mass found that the dominant process depends on the size and age of…
Energetic winds from a distant X-ray source
A team of astronomers were studying GRS 1716-249, an object believed to host a black hole. A wind of gas flowing out of it can be seen in…
Two Black Holes Made a Mega Black Hole!
1.76 billion light years away, two black holes smashed into one another, bearing one huge black hole the size of 53 suns. The explosion from…