Category: black hole

Scientists think some supermassive black holes didn’t start as stars

Post author By Randall
Post date June 28, 2019
Categories In astrophysical journal letters, astrophysics, black hole, direct-collapse, formation, Research, Space, stellar, supermassive black hole, Tech, tomorrow, universe, western university

[ad_1] In the most simple terms, the model suggests that supermassive black holes formed “very, very quickly over very, very short periods of time” and then stopped suddenly. “Supermassive black holes only had a short time period where they were able to grow fast and then at some point, because of all the radiation in […]

Watch the first ever image of a black hole be livestreamed here

Post author By Randall
Post date April 10, 2019
Categories In astronomy, black hole, eht, Entertainment, eso, event horizon telescope, image, Internet, picture, Space, Tech, tomorrow, universe

[ad_1] Scientists have long studied the effects of black holes on the universe, but because of their light-devouring properties, it’s never been possible to capture an image of the so-called event horizon, where matter and energy can no longer escape the hole’s clutches. Today’s ground-breaking image has been captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), […]