Our Sun is about 330,000 times the mass of Earth, yet it is dwarfed by the black holes that lurk at the centers of galaxies. A team of astronomers recently found the fastest-growing of this group: a 17-billion solar mass black hole in the distant universe, which is growing at the rate of one solar … Read more
A recent SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) effort focused on a famous supernova from 1987, working under the premise that aliens might use such events to draw attention to themselves with synchronized beacons. Although this hunt came up short, it lays the groundwork for future searches using the same innovative strategy. Denis Villeneuve Had a … Read more
Astronomers have seen probably the most energetic cosmic explosion but, which they consider resulted from a fuel cloud being disrupted by a supermassive black gap. First Full-Shade Photographs From Webb House Telescope The explosion (dubbed AT2021lwx) occurred billions of light-years away and was first noticed in 2020. However now it’s lasted over three years, indicating … Read more