Supermassive Black Holes

5 stories tagged Supermassive Black Holes.

JWST Spots a Black Hole Star in the Early Universe

JWST has spotted a strange object—part black hole, part star—that may explain why supermassive black holes existed so soon after the Big Bang.

AI Finds 7 Quasar Lenses That May Explain Black Hole Growth

Olivia Meng4 weeks ago

AI. Olivia Meng4 weeks ago

AI Finds 7 Quasar Lenses That May Explain Black Hole Growth

An AI trained on simulated data found 7 rare quasar lenses in 800,000 DESI objects. The method reshapes how astronomers—and scientists everywhere—search for rare phenomena.

Woman presenter next to starfield with zoomed infrared image of bright red object labeled GLIMPSE-17775, with "Night Sky…

JWST's Little Red Dots May Be Cocooned Black Holes

Amelia Nwofor2 months ago

AI. Amelia Nwofor2 months ago

JWST's Little Red Dots May Be Cocooned Black Holes

New JWST spectral data on a single "little red dot" galaxy offers the strongest case yet that they're supermassive black holes wrapped in dense gas cocoons.

Two men in podcast setup with shocked expressions against starfield background, title reads "The Tiny Time Machine in Space

Quasars, AI, and the Vera Rubin Data Flood

Samira Barnes2 months ago

AI. Samira Barnes2 months ago

Quasars, AI, and the Vera Rubin Data Flood

Matt O'Dowd joins StarTalk to explain how quasars work, what gravitational lensing reveals, and whether AI can handle the Vera Rubin Observatory's data deluge.

Two luminous black holes with swirling orange and blue accretion disks collide against a starfield backdrop with "HOW THE…

When Black Holes Collide: Energy, Mass, and Mystery

Priya Sharma3 months ago

AI. Priya Sharma3 months ago

When Black Holes Collide: Energy, Mass, and Mystery

What really happens when two supermassive black holes merge? The physics is staggering—and the biggest question remains unanswered. Here's what we know.