Early Universe's supermassive black holes grew in cocoons like butterflies https://arstechni.ca #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #supermassiveblackholes #x-raytelescope #littlereddots #blackholes #Science

Had a great couple of days in Durham talking about all things supermassive black holes. Lots of lively discussions and a few new exciting collaborations are emerging. Thanks so much for the invite!

#astro #supermassiveblackholes

Runaway black hole mergers may have built supermassive black holes https://arstechni.ca #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #supermassiveblackholes #astrophysics #blackholes #astronomy #cosmology #Science

Size comparison of the two black holes imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration: M87*, at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87, and Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), at the centre of the Milky Way. The image shows the scale of Sgr A* in comparison with both M87* and other elements of the Solar System such as the orbits of Pluto and Mercury. Also displayed is the Sun’s diameter and the current location of the Voyager 1 space probe, the furthest spacecraft from Earth. M87*, which lies 55 million light-years away, is one of the largest black holes known. While Sgr A*, 27 000 light-years away, has a mass roughly four million times the Sun’s mass, M87* is more than 1000 times more massive. Because of their relative distances from Earth, both black holes appear the same size in the sky. (from Wikipedia)

While we're on the subject of the horrifying scale of the Universe, I cannot get over what big fat bastard the SMBH at the centre of M87 is when compared to ours!

#Astrodon #SuperMassiveBlackHoles #M87 #MilkyWayGalaxy #Space

Cosmic Clocks Reveal Gravitational-Wave ‘Beats’ from Supermassive Black Hole Pairs Hirosaki University researchers propose detecting “beat” patterns in pulsar timing data to distinguish cos...

#News #Astrophysics #CosmicInflation #GravitationalWaves […]

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Little Red Dots Evolutionary Path Revealed: From Dense Galaxies to Supermassive Black Holes New evolutionary theory unifies “stellar-only” and “MBH and galaxy” interpretations of JWST’s L...

#News #Astrophysics #CosmicDawn #EarlyUniverse #GalaxyEvolution […]

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I'm watching Black Hole Apocalypse: What's Inside a Black Hole? and the #scientists and presenters are quite puzzled at how the early Universe's #SuperMassiveBlackHoles could grow so large in such a (relatively) short period of time, basically saying 500 million years wasn't anywhere near enough […]

Catsitting for two chonks. I thought my cats were fat.
NOPE.
#cats
#supermassiveblackholes
#catsofbluesky
#ohlawdhecomin

Unrelated, I also love that these holographic “Supermassive” black hole stickers look so much like eyes. 👁️

#blackholes #supermassiveblackholes #holographic #stickers #art

3/11 To be visible across such vast space, 3C 273 had to be overwhelmingly bright. The engine? A "positively Brobdingnagian" black hole containing 900 million times the mass of our sun.

This wasn't just any black hole — it was a cosmic heavyweight champion.
#SupermassiveBlackHoles #CosmicEngine

Galaxies Older Than Thought - David Kipping and Joe Rogan

#galaxies #supermassiveblackholes #redshift

En eski kara delik keşfedildi: 13.3 milyar yaşında

Haberin tamamını oku ➡️ tinyurl.com/225e9uyk

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#karadelik #blackhole #supermassiveblackholes #astronomi #jameswebbspacetelescope #evren #bigbang #galaxy #astrofizik #discovery #uzay #space #bilim #science #haberler #nouvart

A Phenomenon Recorded for the First Time Could Explain the Origin of Supermassive Black Holes James Webb has recorded an event that could explain how supermassive black holes appeared in the universe.

A Phenomenon Recorded for the First Time Could Explain the Origin of #SupermassiveBlackHoles ⚫️

Roberta Duarte shares more👇

Newly Discovered ‘Infinity Galaxy’ Could Prove How Ancient Supermassive Black Holes Formed This collision of two galaxies could demonstrate that theorized “direct collapse black holes” exist.

Newly Discovered ‘Infinity Galaxy’ Could Prove How Ancient Supermassive Black Holes Formed #Science #Space #Astrophysics #InfinityGalaxy #SupermassiveBlackHoles #AstrophysicsResearch

2/8 Every major galaxy harbours a supermassive black hole at its heart—monsters millions of times more massive than our sun. But astronomers have wondered: what's the smallest galaxy that can still host one of these cosmic beasts?

#SupermassiveBlackHoles #Galaxies

Supermassive Black Hole Wakes Up Regular bursts of high-energy X-rays might herald the birth of active galactic nuclei, the supermassive black holes in galaxy cores.

Regular bursts of high-energy X-rays might herald the birth of active galactic nuclei, the supermassive black holes in galaxy cores.
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#astronomy #blackholes #supermassiveblackholes #xrays #galaxies

Lysaer virtual region with General Epistemology symbols

I updated my book on General Epistemology with a sub-chapter on «direct collapse black holes» www.shedrupling.org/recherch/epi...
some thoughts on how supermassive black holes may have formed before galaxies
#cosmology #BlackHoles #JWST #supermassiveBlackHoles #DirectCollapseBlackHoles

Composite X-ray (blue) and radio (pink) image of 3C 75, showcasing two co-orbiting supermassive black holes at the center of merging galaxies. These black holes, separated by 25,000 light-years, are blasting out jets of relativistic particles and are surrounded by multimillion-degree X-ray emitting gas. Located 300 million light-years away in the Abell 400 galaxy cluster, their gravitational interaction is evident in the swept-back appearance of their jets.

Astronomy Picture from 05/06/2022

Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220605.html


#SupermassiveBlackHoles #GalaxyMerger #3C75 #BinaryBlackHoles #CosmicDance #Astrophysics #Space #Astronomy #GravitationalWaves #GalaxyCluster #XrayAstronomy #RadioAstronomy

How do we listen to merging black holes? Find out! Watch Dr. Jillian Bellovary's public lecture from Wednesday, "Unraveling the Cosmic Melody of Black Holes" - now streaming! #gravitationalwaves #supermassiveblackholes #blackholes #astrophysics #physics #aspen
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What’s Hotter Than the Hottest Stars? Cosmic Secrets Revealed! Uncover the Universe’s hottest secrets. From blazing stars to supermassive black holes, explore cosmic phenomena that defy limits.

Uncover the Universe’s hottest secrets. From blazing stars to supermassive black holes, explore cosmic phenomena that defy limits.

#Universe #CosmicPhenomena #Stars #SupermassiveBlackHoles #ExploreTheCosmos #Space #Astronomy #FreeAstroScience

READ.. www.freeastroscience.com/2025/01/what...

#SupermassiveBlackHoles Bent the Laws of #Physics to Grow to Monstrous Sizes

.Space.com (article): www.space.com/supermassive...

"The results we are obtaining are truly unexpected, and all point to a super Eddington-type growth mechanism for black holes. I would say we hit the jackpot!"