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BLACK HOLE JETS
A black hole destroys a star, then fires off a powerful jet years later — scientists discover the 'burping' feeding pattern behind these cosmic outbursts- Science says black holes don’t actually suck everything around them: Here’s what really happens
- In 1905, Einstein unlocked a mystery of light that seemed almost impossible, unknowingly laying the foundation for smartphone cameras, solar panels, burglar alarms and technologies yet to come
- In 1967, US satellites searching for nuclear tests detected mysterious flashes from space. Decades later, scientists uncovered secrets of gamma-ray bursts, which can release more energy in 10 seconds than Sun will emit over its entire 10-billion-year lifetimeGamma-ray bursts, first detected accidentally in 1967, have long puzzled astronomers. Recent observations of their afterglows are now chall...09 Aug, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
- A tiny particle that landed in Antarctica led scientists to a hidden galaxy 11 billion light-years awayA ghost particle from Antarctica has led scientists to a hidden galaxy 11 billion light-years away, pointing to a new kind of cosmic neutri...27 Jun, 2026, 10.05 PM IST
- NASA looked back at the first Black Hole ever photographed, and found a big surpriseThe universe keeps reshaping our cosmic perspective. When the Event Horizon Telescope captured the historic first image of a black hole in ...27 Jun, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
- Supercomputers reveal the truth about what happens near a Black HoleSupercomputers black hole research: New simulations offer unprecedented detail on how black holes consume and eject matter. Researchers use...26 Dec, 2025, 12.54 AM IST
- Scientists capture images of two black holes orbiting each other 5 billion lightyears away for the first timeScientists have captured the first radio image of two supermassive black holes orbiting each other. This event occurred inside a quasar nam...11 Oct, 2025, 03.40 PM IST
- Finnish astronomers capture first-ever image of two orbiting black holesFinnish astronomers have spotted the first-ever image of two black holes orbiting each other, verifying these cosmic voids can appear in pa...10 Oct, 2025, 09.15 PM IST
- Astronomers spot the largest cosmic giant of its kind in the distant universeAstronomers have discovered an enormous radio jet stretching over 200,000 light-years from a quasar in the early universe, offering rare in...23 Feb, 2025, 02.41 PM IST
- 700 million Suns’ worth of power fired at Earth and it could destroy us? Here's what we knowAstronomers have uncovered the most distant blazar ever discovered, a supermassive black hole with a mass of 700 million suns, located 12.9...17 Jan, 2025, 09.05 PM IST
- Mysterious flashes from a distant black hole puzzles astronomersAstronomers have observed strange behaviors in a distant black hole. Plasma jets are moving fast, and X-ray flashes are increasing in frequ...16 Jan, 2025, 02.00 PM IST
- Supermassive black hole sends jet pointing towards Earth after tearing apart a star, say astronomersAstronomers captured a bright flare emanating from a dying star being torn apart by a supermassive Black Hole launching relativistic jets t...02 Dec, 2022, 01.20 AM IST
- Black holes may have weaker magnetic field than thoughtNew York, Dec 8 (IANS) Black holes are known as voracious eaters of stars because of their intense gravitational pull, but when astronomers...08 Dec, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
- Chinese space telescope to observe 'big eaters'Beijing, May 29 (IANS) China's new space telescope will probe many mysteries of the universe, including the belching "big eaters" -- active...29 May, 2017, 11.35 AM IST
- Black hole found producing fuel for star formationNew York, Feb 15 (IANS) In a surprising discovery, astronomers have observed a black hole producing cold, star-making fuel from hot plasma ...17 Feb, 2017, 03.16 AM IST
- Black hole spotted in glow of the Big BangAstronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered a jet from very distant supermassive black hole being illuminated by old...17 Feb, 2016, 12.34 PM IST
- First glimpse of black hole swallowing star, ejecting flare of matterScientists witnessed a black hole swallowing a star 300 million light years away and ejecting a flare of matter moving at nearly the speed ...27 Nov, 2015, 02.47 PM IST
- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope discovers galaxy star birth mechanismAstronomers, using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, have uncovered a process for how the universe's largest elliptical galaxies continue maki...07 Aug, 2015, 01.23 PM IST
- NASA finds evidence of serial black hole eruptionsAstronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a supermassive black hole at the centre of a group of galaxies about 105 mill...11 Jun, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
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