Blazars power supermassive black holes that sit at the heart of active galaxies, blasting out huge jets of radiation and matter. But unlike quasars, the blazar’s cosmic twin, these phenomena …
A few years ago, astronomers first glimpsed a patch of cosmic darkness long thought invisible: a black hole, a powerful, elusive beast so dense that even light cannot escape its …
The black bear hunt aims to preserve Maryland’s bear population November 8, 2023 The top predator, once abundant and later threatened in the state, is now at healthy levels The …
Greedy supermassive black holes, spewing out powerful light, may be lurking at the heart of star-sprinkling galaxies. The discovery could help researchers better understand how galaxies grow. Supermassive quasars powered …
Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole ever seen in X-rays, located in the galaxy UHZ1, more than 13 billion light-years away. Using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory …
Century Aluminum’s plant in Mount Holly, SC, seen here, was to undergo a $60 million expansion project. Screenshot: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says South Carolina regulators allowed an industrial …
Astronomers peered into the active heart of a distant galaxy to observe the feeding habits of a supermassive black hole — in short, they discovered that it recycles matter. These …
Illustration of an active quasar. New research shows that SMBHs eat fast enough to trigger them. Credit: ESO/M. Corn cutter Since launching nearly two years ago, the James Webb Space …
Newly released data shows that in 2023, conservation officers in British Columbia killed the highest number of black bears in decades due to conflict with humans. BC Conservation Officer Service …
Astronomers using NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the oldest and most distant X-ray-spitting quasar in the known universe, and it appears to …