Astronomers Observe Unprecedented X-ray Pulses and Plasma Jets from Nearby Supermassive Black Hole

It found the brightest spots in the night sky, discovered black holes and drew a precise map of the Milky Way. One of ESA's most valuable space probes for science is being decommissioned. An obituary.

On Friday, researchers loaded a telescope as tall as a three-story house onto a ship. It will be transported to one of the darkest places on Earth and is expected to provide insights into the Big Bang.

Subaru Telescope gets a significant upgrade - West Hawaii Today

The Subaru Telescope on Maunakea will be able to observe more than 2,000 celestial objects at once with a new instrument that will go online in February.

Subaru Telescope gets a significant upgrade - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

The Subaru Telescope on Maunakea will be able to observe more than 2,000 celestial objects at once with a new instrument that will go online in February.

Revolutionary Telescope Captures Sharpest View Ever of a Supermassive Black Hole in Action

Astronomers have captured the most detailed infrared images yet of an active galactic nucleus (AGN), using the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer. This breakthrough enables unprecedented insight into the energetic phenomena surrounding supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies, revealing interactions like dusty winds and radio jet feedback. Breakthrough in AGN Imaging Active galactic nuclei [...]

Cosmic first: supermassive black hole caught "turning on" in real-time

At the center of practically every galaxy lies a supermassive black hole. The one in our Milky Way is about four million times the mass of our Sun, but others can be billions or even tens of billions of solar masses. Most of the time, these black holes are quiet: simply gravitating as matter orbits around them. But every once in a while, some object or collection of objects passes too close by the black hole, and the black hole begins to feed on…