Supermassive Black hole : Science World Report

Apr 17, 2015 08:54 AM EDT

ALMA Discovers Extremely Intense Magnetic Field Near a Supermassive Black Hole

ALMA has made a startling new discovery. It's detected an extremely powerful magnetic field at the core of a galaxy, close to the event horizon of a supermassive black hole.

Mar 26, 2015 06:57 AM EDT

Astronomers Spot Supermassive Black Hole Shooting Star-Making Gas from a Galaxy

A supermassive black hole at the center of a large galaxy can power huge outpourings of material from the galaxy's core, according to new observations.

Feb 26, 2015 10:16 AM EST

Calm Pockets Protect Organic Molecules from Turbulent Supermassive Black Holes

It turns out that black holes may not always be turbulent. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), researchers have discovered regions where certain organic molecules endure the intense radiation near the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy NGC 1068, also known as ...

Feb 26, 2015 08:19 AM EST

Ancient, Monster Black Hole 12 Billion Times the Mass of Our Sun Mystifies Astronomers

Scientists may have discovered the most massive black hole in the early universe to date. They've found a super bright quasar in the early universe powered by a supermassive black hole.

Feb 20, 2015 07:52 AM EST

Supermassive Black Hole's Extreme Winds Shape Its Galaxy

Astronomers are learning a big more about black holes and their fierce winds. By looking at the spend of ambient gas spewing out from a well-known quasar, researchers are learning how host galaxies and their black holes might have evolved at the same time.

Feb 19, 2015 07:23 AM EST

Mysterious Dark Matter Guides the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes in Galaxies

It turns out that dark matter may be responsible for guiding the growth of supermassive black holes. Every massive galaxy has a black hole at its center and the larger that galaxy, the bigger its black hole. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at why the two are related.

Jan 08, 2015 11:15 AM EST

Scientists Spot Two Supermassive Black Holes Colliding with Unusual Light Signal

Scientists may have found evidence of two supermassive black holes colliding.

Jan 07, 2015 07:42 AM EST

Kepler Spots Supermassive Black Hole Located 100 Million Light-Years Away

Scientists are getting a closer look at a supermassive black hole about 100 million light-years away. At the center of a galaxy known as KA 1858 is a black hole that now researchers have examined a bit more closely.

Jan 06, 2015 10:06 AM EST

Record-Breaking Outburst of X-rays Detected from Supermassive Black Hole

A team of scientists have observed and recorded the largest-ever flare in X-rays from a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Sep 18, 2014 07:38 AM EDT

Tiny Dwarf Galaxy Houses Supermassive Black Hole Larger Than the Milky Way's

A tiny galaxy, an ultracompact dwarf, has a feature that astronomers didn't expect to find. It turns out that this small galaxy harbors a supermassive black hole, suggesting that these huge black holes may be far more common than previously thought.

Aug 13, 2014 07:42 AM EDT

Supermassive Black Hole's Light Blurs in Rare Event

Scientists have spotted a compact source of X-rays, called a corona, sitting near a supermassive black hole has moved closer to the black hole over just a matter of days.

Jul 08, 2014 07:42 AM EDT

Supermassive Black Hole Blasts Gas Out of Evolving Galaxy Near the Speed of Light

Astronomers have discovered that the supermassive black holes at the cores of some galaxies drive massive outflows of molecular hydrogen gas, which can directly impact the galaxies' evolution.