Astronomers watch a supermassive black hole awaken in real time
WEBJun 19, 2024 — Astronomers are witnessing a never-before-seen spectacle in the cosmos: the awakening of a supermassive black hole at the center of a distant galaxy. In late …
Astronomers see a massive black hole awaken in real time - Phys.org
WEBJun 18, 2024 — A distant galaxy named SDSS1335+0728 has been shining brighter than ever since late 2019, possibly due to the activation of a massive black hole at its core. This is the first time that such a...
Astronomers snap first-ever image of supermassive black hole ...
WEBMay 12, 2022 — Astronomers capture the light around our own supermassive black hole, revealing a glowing, donut-shaped ring at the Milky Way’s heart. The image is the result …
The Awakening of a Massive Black Hole - Astronomy - Caltech …
WEBJun 18, 2024 — A galaxy called SDSS1335+0728 is growing brighter for more than four years, possibly due to the turning on of a supermassive black hole. Learn how astronomers observed this rare phenomenon and what it reveals about the life cycle of black holes.
Astronomers watch a supermassive black hole turn on for the first …
WEBJun 18, 2024 — A galaxy named SDSS1335+0728 has brightened dramatically in optical and X-ray wavelengths over the past four years, possibly revealing how supermassive black …
Supermassive black hole roars to life as astronomers watch in real …
WEBJun 18, 2024 — Astronomers observe a long-quiet galaxy, 300 million light-years away, suddenly emit light and X-rays. They suspect it is an active galactic nucleus powered by a supermassive black hole, but...
The Awakening of a Massive Black Hole - www.caltech.edu
WEBJun 18, 2024 — In late 2019, the galaxy SDSS1335+0728 suddenly started shining brighter than ever before and was classified as having an active galactic nucleus, powered by a massive black hole in the galaxy's core. This is the first time the awakening of a massive black hole has been observed in real time.
Supermassive black hole roars to life before astronomers' eyes in …
WEBJun 20, 2024 — The awakening of the cosmic monster, which is a million times the mass of our sun and located 300 million light-years away inside the galaxy SDSS1335+0728, is unlike anything astronomers have seen...
Black holes up close - Nature
WEBMar 22, 2023 — Recent developments have ushered in a new era in the field of black-hole astrophysics, providing a direct view of the remarkable environment near black-hole event horizons.
Astronomers see a massive black hole awaken in real time - ESO
WEBJun 18, 2024 — Astronomers have observed a galaxy that suddenly brightened in 2019 and is still shining brighter than ever before. They suspect that a massive black hole at its …