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5mo ago

JWST Measures 50‑Million‑Solar‑Mass Black Hole That Outweighs Its Host

The Nature and MNRAS papers report a direct spectroastrometry measurement that points to heavy‑seed black holes possibly predating galaxies and calls for independent confirmation.

16 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Science Study Details Andromeda Star’s Disappearance, Pointing to Black Hole Birth

5 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Webb Confirms Overmassive Black Hole Feeding in a Galaxy 570 Million Years After the Big Bang

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last yr.

Record-Breaking 225-Solar-Mass Black Hole Merger Challenges Formation Models

Black Hole Formation

JWST Measures 50‑Million‑Solar‑Mass Black Hole That Outweighs Its Host

Science Study Details Andromeda Star’s Disappearance, Pointing to Black Hole Birth

Webb Confirms Overmassive Black Hole Feeding in a Galaxy 570 Million Years After the Big Bang

IXPE Detects Unexpectedly High X-Ray Polarization From Heartbeat Black Hole

JWST to Target Triple Black Hole in Ringed Infinity Galaxy

LVK Confirms Record-Breaking 225-Solar-Mass Black Hole Merger

Infinity Galaxy’s Newborn Black Hole Shows Evidence of Direct Collapse

Record-Breaking 225-Solar-Mass Black Hole Merger Challenges Formation Models