In one of the most shocking discoveries in the universe, scientists have found a galaxy with not one, not two, but three supermassive black holes. Typically, they are believed to exist at the centre of their home galaxy. Earlier this year, astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy announced that they had found a galaxy with a pair of supermassive black holes. That itself was a huge finding, and was the first time a pair had been seen in one galaxy. Now astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics have stumbled upon a galaxy with three supermassive black holes.&nbsp;Hannah Übler, lead author of the study, said, "This is the first evidence of three active black holes in a single galaxy in the distant universe." The findings were published in the journal Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics on August 12, 2026.<h2>Two of them will collide, the third is located on the fringes of the galaxy</h2>Two of these supermassive black holes are located at the heart of the galaxy, while the third one is sitting on the outskirts. The biggest one of them is equivalent to 80 million Suns and is one of the two at the centre. The second one near it is only 620 light-years away from it and has a solar mass of just 600,000. The third supermassive black hole is about 5,500 light-years from the centre and two million times the mass of our Sun. Surprisingly, the smallest is the hungriest of the three and on a merger course with the biggest one, which will happen in the next few hundred million years.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/extreme-orbit-of-a-star-moving-at-25-000-kmps-drags-into-spacetime-near-sagittarius-a-1787214140427">Extreme orbit of a star moving at 25,000 kmps drags into spacetime near Sagittarius A*</a>&nbsp;The galaxy is J0148-4214 and 12.5 billion light-years from us. This means what scientists on Earth are seeing existed only about 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang. What else is surprising is that none of them is quiet, and all three are accreting and consuming material. Almost every other black hole sitting at the centre of any galaxy, including the Milky Way, is relatively quiet.<h2>JWST helped identify three separate black holes</h2>The discovery was made by using the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRSpec instrument, which examined the galaxy’s spectral signature. It broke down the wavelengths of light, which allowed them to see hydrogen moving at high speed. In the absence of this tool, they would have spotted only one black hole. "The JWST data allowed us not only to identify the three black holes, but also to estimate their masses, accretion rates, and the stellar mass of the galaxy," Co-author Giovanni Mazzolari said.&nbsp;The researchers say these older black holes can reveal how the universe grew. Hannah added, the finding shows that the early universe was capable of bringing massive black holes together and creating a scenario where they could merge, a process scientists have long believed is how supermassive black holes form.

After finding a galaxy with two supermassive black holes, astronomers have now spotted a galaxy with three supermassive black holes. This is the first time such a discovery has been made, just like the pair that was seen earlier this year.

In one of the most shocking discoveries in the universe, scientists have found a galaxy with not one, not two, but three supermassive black holes. Typically, they are believed to exist at the centre of their home galaxy. Earlier this year, astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy announced that they had found a galaxy with a pair of supermassive black holes. That itself was a huge finding, and was the first time a pair had been seen in one galaxy. Now astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics have stumbled upon a galaxy with three supermassive black holes. Hannah Übler, lead author of the study, said, "This is the first evidence of three active black holes in a single galaxy in the distant universe." The findings were published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics on August 12, 2026. Two of them will collide, the third is located on the fringes of the galaxy Two of these supermassive black holes are located at the heart of the galaxy, while the third one is sitting on the outskirts. The biggest one of them is equivalent to 80 million Suns and is one of the two at the centre. The second one near it is only 620 light-years away from it and has a solar mass of just 600,000. The third supermassive black hole is about 5,500 light-years from the centre and two million times the mass of our Sun. Surprisingly, the smallest is the hungriest of the three and on a merger course with the biggest one, which will happen in the next few hundred million years. Also Read: Extreme orbit of a star moving at 25,000 kmps drags into spacetime near Sagittarius A* The galaxy is J0148-4214 and 12.5 billion light-years from us. This means what scientists on Earth are seeing existed only about 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang. What else is surprising is that none of them is quiet, and all three are accreting and consuming material. Almost every other black hole sitting at the centre of any galaxy, including the Milky Way, is relatively quiet. JWST helped identify three separate black holes The discovery was made by using the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRSpec instrument, which examined the galaxy’s spectral signature. It broke down the wavelengths of light, which allowed them to see hydrogen moving at high speed. In the absence of this tool, they would have spotted only one black hole. "The JWST data allowed us not only to identify the three black holes, but also to estimate their masses, accretion rates, and the stellar mass of the galaxy," Co-author Giovanni Mazzolari said. The researchers say these older black holes can reveal how the universe grew. Hannah added, the finding shows that the early universe was capable of bringing massive black holes together and creating a scenario where they could merge, a process scientists have long believed is how supermassive black holes form.

After finding a galaxy with two supermassive black holes, astronomers have now spotted a galaxy with three supermassive black holes. This is the first time such a discovery has been made, just like the pair that was seen earlier this year.

Universe delivers a banger as scientists find galaxy with 3 supermassive black holes

Astronomers have discovered the fastest known star in the Milky Way, racing around the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at an astonishing 25,000 kilometers per second. The star, named S301, is also the closest known star to our galaxy’s central black hole, completing an orbit in just 8.7 years.

Scientists say S301’s extreme proximity to Sagittarius A* could help them directly measure the spin of a supermassive black hole for the first time. The discovery offers a rare opportunity to test Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity in one of the most extreme environments in the universe.



Fastest star ever found in Milky Way could unlock black hole secrets

Astronomers have observed an extraordinarily luminous black hole estimated to shine around 100 billion times brighter than the Sun. The object’s immense brightness is linked to material falling into the black hole, offering scientists a remarkable opportunity to study some of the most extreme environments in the universe.

Universe's new black hole mystery: Black hole 100 billion times brighter than sun

Astronomers may have discovered a completely new type of cosmic object that could help explain one of the biggest mysteries in the early universe. The strange object appears to resemble a star while potentially hiding a rapidly growing black hole inside. If confirmed, the discovery could challenge existing ideas about how the universe’s earliest giant black holes formed.


Black hole hiding inside a giant star 

Astronomers discover a brand-new type of astrophysical object 

Two black holes are moving towards each other 500 million light-years from our solar system and will merge in about 100 years. When this happens, Earth will also feel the effects of the cosmic event. Study co-author Silke Britzen told BBC Science Focus, "We expect one (merged) black hole to remain.” The blazar at the core of the galaxy Markarian 501 caught the attention of scientists. This extremely luminous and ultrabright object is usually powered by a black hole. When they got a closer look, the researchers found that there was not one but two jet streams. This showed that the activity was happening because of two black holes that will collide in the next 100 years.&nbsp;The blazar shoots jets of energy radiation into space as they consume objects at the centres of galaxies, which also reaches Earth. A central black hole acts as the source for them. But the blazar in the galaxy Markarian 501 appeared different from usual. Radio telescope data gathered over the years failed to reveal whether a supermassive black hole was at its core. The study was published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.&nbsp;<h2>Two jets at the centre of the galaxy</h2>To get a better look, they analysed over 83 datasets from the Very Long Baseline Array, which comprises 10 radio telescopes located in different parts of the world. The observations revealed that there was another jet looping counterclockwise around the blazar's centre. This led them to believe that each jet was originating from a different black hole, which are likely the mass of 100 million to one billion suns. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/a-first-since-pluto-did-a-comet-explosion-create-atmosphere-on-this-object-beyond-neptune-1782135566992">Did a comet explosion create atmosphere on this object beyond Neptune?</a> &nbsp;More evidence about the presence of two black holes emerged when they lined up nearly in 2022. The gravity of the first black hole bent the light emitted by the second jet, forming an Einstein ring. Gravitational lensing, a cosmic magnifying glass, confirmed that the blazar was coming from two supermassive black holes. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/sun-may-spare-earth-and-mars-as-study-reverses-course-on-death-of-our-planet-1781952003897">Sun may spare Earth and Mars, as study reverses course on death of our planet</a>&nbsp;The distance between the two black holes is about 250 to 540 times the distance between Earth and the sun. They are circling each other and complete one orbit in about 121 days. They are slowly coming closer, and a collision will be so powerful that the ripples through space-time will also reach Earth, where they would be picked up by gravitational wave detectors. It would be the most intense black holes ever recorded by humans.

Two supermassive black holes about the mass of one billion suns are on their way to smash into each other in about 100 years. This event is happening 500 million light-years away, and Earth will feel the effects. It will be one of the most intense collisions ever recorded by humans. 

Two black holes are moving towards each other 500 million light-years from our solar system and will merge in about 100 years. When this happens, Earth will also feel the effects of the cosmic event. Study co-author Silke Britzen told BBC Science Focus, "We expect one (merged) black hole to remain.” The blazar at the core of the galaxy Markarian 501 caught the attention of scientists. This extremely luminous and ultrabright object is usually powered by a black hole. When they got a closer look, the researchers found that there was not one but two jet streams. This showed that the activity was happening because of two black holes that will collide in the next 100 years. The blazar shoots jets of energy radiation into space as they consume objects at the centres of galaxies, which also reaches Earth. A central black hole acts as the source for them. But the blazar in the galaxy Markarian 501 appeared different from usual. Radio telescope data gathered over the years failed to reveal whether a supermassive black hole was at its core. The study was published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Two jets at the centre of the galaxy To get a better look, they analysed over 83 datasets from the Very Long Baseline Array, which comprises 10 radio telescopes located in different parts of the world. The observations revealed that there was another jet looping counterclockwise around the blazar's centre. This led them to believe that each jet was originating from a different black hole, which are likely the mass of 100 million to one billion suns. Also Read: Did a comet explosion create atmosphere on this object beyond Neptune? More evidence about the presence of two black holes emerged when they lined up nearly in 2022. The gravity of the first black hole bent the light emitted by the second jet, forming an Einstein ring. Gravitational lensing, a cosmic magnifying glass, confirmed that the blazar was coming from two supermassive black holes. Also Read: Sun may spare Earth and Mars, as study reverses course on death of our planet The distance between the two black holes is about 250 to 540 times the distance between Earth and the sun. They are circling each other and complete one orbit in about 121 days. They are slowly coming closer, and a collision will be so powerful that the ripples through space-time will also reach Earth, where they would be picked up by gravitational wave detectors. It would be the most intense black holes ever recorded by humans.

Two supermassive black holes about the mass of one billion suns are on their way to smash into each other in about 100 years. This event is happening 500 million light-years away, and Earth will feel the effects. It will be one of the most intense collisions ever recorded by humans.&nbsp;

Two supermassive black holes will collide by the year 2125, and Earth will feel it

A research paper by Daniel Jampolski and Professor Luciano Rezzolla from Goethe University Frankfurt suggests that it is highly possible that not every black hole we encounter is what it seems, and instead could be a gravastar. Their mathematical model, a first in this regard, shows how a collapsing star could stop right before becoming a black hole and trigger a Big Bang to birth a miniature universe inside itself. This theory also lends credence to the belief that our own universe could be sitting inside a body similar to a black hole. Their findings also solve some of the problems associated with black holes, like how something that was the size of billions of Suns can squeeze into an infinitely small point. Besides, there is the added mystery of what lies beyond the event horizon since everything that falls inside cannot be observed.<h2>Gravastar - A point right before the black hole</h2>The authors propose an ultra compact object known as a gravastar - a radically new mathematical solution to Einstein's equations of General Relativity. The paper states that in some cases, when a dead star collapses, it does not convert into a black hole. There is no singularity or an event horizon, and at the very end of its last stages, the matter is compressed to such extremes that it triggers the birth of a miniature universe inside the dying star. This newly formed universe would be almost the same as the Big Bang that gave rise to our own universe, the authors wrote in the paper. Dark energy would drive its expansion, just like our cosmos. As this mini universe pushes outwards against the inward pull of gravity, the opposing forces would stop it from becoming a black hole. When this stable balance is achieved, a gravastar would be born.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/cosmic-tempest-record-breaking-black-hole-winds-clocked-at-30-the-speed-of-light-1781113650998">Record-breaking black hole winds clocked at 30% the speed of light</a><h2>When black hole is something else entirely&nbsp;</h2>The researchers say their model presents for the first time in 25 years a solution to the question going around for decades - &nbsp;how gravastars could emerge from the collapse of ordinary matter. Jampolski says, "The Big Bang of the emerging universe can unfold once the star has already collapsed almost to the point of becoming a black hole." How matter would behave when compressed to extremes hasn't been well understood till now, leaving room for possibilities.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/wion-special-scientists-just-discovered-cannibal-stars-our-sun-also-once-ate-earth-like-planets-1780484470363">Scientists just discovered cannibal stars. Our Sun also once ate Earth-like planets</a>&nbsp;The study shows that some of the objects we currently classify as black holes might actually be shells hiding entirely separate, expanding universes inside them. &nbsp;Scientists have often debated the possibility that our universe might be sitting inside a black hole. Could our world be one of them?

Scientists have proposed that not all black holes are black holes, and some of them could be gravastars. These are stars that have already died and collapsed, but only to a point where compression of matter triggers the birth of a new universe inside them.

A research paper by Daniel Jampolski and Professor Luciano Rezzolla from Goethe University Frankfurt suggests that it is highly possible that not every black hole we encounter is what it seems, and instead could be a gravastar. Their mathematical model, a first in this regard, shows how a collapsing star could stop right before becoming a black hole and trigger a Big Bang to birth a miniature universe inside itself. This theory also lends credence to the belief that our own universe could be sitting inside a body similar to a black hole. Their findings also solve some of the problems associated with black holes, like how something that was the size of billions of Suns can squeeze into an infinitely small point. Besides, there is the added mystery of what lies beyond the event horizon since everything that falls inside cannot be observed. Gravastar - A point right before the black hole The authors propose an ultra compact object known as a gravastar - a radically new mathematical solution to Einstein's equations of General Relativity. The paper states that in some cases, when a dead star collapses, it does not convert into a black hole. There is no singularity or an event horizon, and at the very end of its last stages, the matter is compressed to such extremes that it triggers the birth of a miniature universe inside the dying star. This newly formed universe would be almost the same as the Big Bang that gave rise to our own universe, the authors wrote in the paper. Dark energy would drive its expansion, just like our cosmos. As this mini universe pushes outwards against the inward pull of gravity, the opposing forces would stop it from becoming a black hole. When this stable balance is achieved, a gravastar would be born. Also Read: Record-breaking black hole winds clocked at 30% the speed of light When black hole is something else entirely The researchers say their model presents for the first time in 25 years a solution to the question going around for decades - how gravastars could emerge from the collapse of ordinary matter. Jampolski says, "The Big Bang of the emerging universe can unfold once the star has already collapsed almost to the point of becoming a black hole." How matter would behave when compressed to extremes hasn't been well understood till now, leaving room for possibilities. Also Read: Scientists just discovered cannibal stars. Our Sun also once ate Earth-like planets The study shows that some of the objects we currently classify as black holes might actually be shells hiding entirely separate, expanding universes inside them. Scientists have often debated the possibility that our universe might be sitting inside a black hole. Could our world be one of them?

Scientists have proposed that not all black holes are black holes, and some of them could be gravastars. These are stars that have already died and collapsed, but only to a point where compression of matter triggers the birth of a new universe inside them.

New theory suggests billions of 'mini universes' could be scattered in our own cosmos

Astronomers have discovered that the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way is emitting powerful outflows, described as a “cosmic breeze,” that could be reshaping its surrounding environment. The findings shed new light on how black holes influence star formation and galactic evolution, offering deeper insight into the dynamics of our own galaxy.


Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole Found Blowing Cosmic Breeze

For decades, astronomers have worked on the assumption that galaxies came first. In the conventional picture, stars form within galaxies, exhaust their fuel and collapse into black holes, which gradually grow by consuming surrounding matter and merging with other black holes. Yet a new discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is challenging that sequence, offering evidence that some supermassive black holes may have formed before the galaxies around them.&nbsp;The findings, published in Nature and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, centre on a distant object known as Abell2744-QSO1, or QSO1, a ‘Little Red Dot’ that existed just 700 million years after the Big Bang. Researchers say the object could represent one of the clearest examples yet of a supermassive black hole forming without first emerging from a stellar collapse process.<h2>A Tiny Object With an Enormous Black Hole</h2>QSO1 is only about 1,300 light-years across, but its light has travelled for more than 13 billion years to reach Earth. The object is magnified by the gravitational lensing effect of the galaxy cluster Abell 2744, also known as Pandora’s Cluster, making it easier to study than many similar early-universe objects.&nbsp;ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/blue-origin-s-new-glenn-programme-hit-by-months-of-delays-after-launch-pad-explosion-1780145007586">Blue Origin's New Glenn programme hit by months of delays after launch pad explosion</a>&nbsp;Initial observations suggested that QSO1 consisted largely of hydrogen and helium gas orbiting a black hole estimated to be tens of millions of times the mass of the Sun. However, researchers needed a direct way to confirm that estimate.“Before now, all of the mass measurements of black holes in the early universe have been indirect, based on assumptions from what we know about them in the local universe,” said Francesco D’Eugenio of the University of Cambridge. “We didn’t know if those assumptions really apply to the distant universe.”<h2>Webb Maps the Motion of Gas</h2>Using the Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) aboard Webb, scientists mapped the motion of hydrogen gas around the black hole. The gas displayed Keplerian motion, orbiting the central object in the same way planets orbit the Sun.“This is important because it tells us that most of the mass of QSO1 is concentrated in the black hole at the centre,” said researcher Ignas Juodžbalis. “If the mass were more distributed, as it would be if there were a lot of stars, the gas would not have this perfect Keplerian rotation.”&nbsp;ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/what-is-hiding-inside-the-antennae-galaxies-scientists-uncover-evidence-of-a-possible-supermassive-black-hole-1780132935399">What is hiding inside Antennae galaxies? Scientists uncover evidence of a possible supermassive black hole</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The observations enabled the first direct measurement of a black hole mass within the universe’s first billion years. Researchers calculated the object’s mass at roughly 50 million times that of the Sun.<h2>A Challenge to Existing Theories</h2>Perhaps the most striking result is that the black hole accounts for at least two-thirds of QSO1’s total mass, far higher than in nearby galaxies, where black holes typically represent only a tiny fraction of the host galaxy’s mass. The surrounding gas was also found to be almost entirely hydrogen and helium, with a metallicity below 0.5 per cent of the Sun, making QSO1 one of the most chemically pristine galactic environments ever observed.&nbsp;“It seems that we have found a black hole that does not have a substantial host galaxy and that has predated stellar processes,” said Juodžbalis. “This is very exciting because it is evidence for primordial black holes or direct collapse black holes, which have been theorised but not confirmed.” Calling the discovery “a paradigm shift”, co-author Roberto Maiolino said: “It’s a total revisiting of the classical scenarios of how black holes form and grow.”

Researchers say the object could represent one of the clearest examples yet of a supermassive black hole forming without first emerging from a stellar collapse process.

For decades, astronomers have worked on the assumption that galaxies came first. In the conventional picture, stars form within galaxies, exhaust their fuel and collapse into black holes, which gradually grow by consuming surrounding matter and merging with other black holes. Yet a new discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is challenging that sequence, offering evidence that some supermassive black holes may have formed before the galaxies around them. The findings, published in Nature and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, centre on a distant object known as Abell2744-QSO1, or QSO1, a ‘Little Red Dot’ that existed just 700 million years after the Big Bang. Researchers say the object could represent one of the clearest examples yet of a supermassive black hole forming without first emerging from a stellar collapse process. A Tiny Object With an Enormous Black Hole QSO1 is only about 1,300 light-years across, but its light has travelled for more than 13 billion years to reach Earth. The object is magnified by the gravitational lensing effect of the galaxy cluster Abell 2744, also known as Pandora’s Cluster, making it easier to study than many similar early-universe objects. ALSO READ: Blue Origin's New Glenn programme hit by months of delays after launch pad explosion Initial observations suggested that QSO1 consisted largely of hydrogen and helium gas orbiting a black hole estimated to be tens of millions of times the mass of the Sun. However, researchers needed a direct way to confirm that estimate. “Before now, all of the mass measurements of black holes in the early universe have been indirect, based on assumptions from what we know about them in the local universe,” said Francesco D’Eugenio of the University of Cambridge. “We didn’t know if those assumptions really apply to the distant universe.” Webb Maps the Motion of Gas Using the Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) aboard Webb, scientists mapped the motion of hydrogen gas around the black hole. The gas displayed Keplerian motion, orbiting the central object in the same way planets orbit the Sun. “This is important because it tells us that most of the mass of QSO1 is concentrated in the black hole at the centre,” said researcher Ignas Juodžbalis. “If the mass were more distributed, as it would be if there were a lot of stars, the gas would not have this perfect Keplerian rotation.” ALSO READ: What is hiding inside Antennae galaxies? Scientists uncover evidence of a possible supermassive black hole The observations enabled the first direct measurement of a black hole mass within the universe’s first billion years. Researchers calculated the object’s mass at roughly 50 million times that of the Sun. A Challenge to Existing Theories Perhaps the most striking result is that the black hole accounts for at least two-thirds of QSO1’s total mass, far higher than in nearby galaxies, where black holes typically represent only a tiny fraction of the host galaxy’s mass. The surrounding gas was also found to be almost entirely hydrogen and helium, with a metallicity below 0.5 per cent of the Sun, making QSO1 one of the most chemically pristine galactic environments ever observed. “It seems that we have found a black hole that does not have a substantial host galaxy and that has predated stellar processes,” said Juodžbalis. “This is very exciting because it is evidence for primordial black holes or direct collapse black holes, which have been theorised but not confirmed.” Calling the discovery “a paradigm shift”, co-author Roberto Maiolino said: “It’s a total revisiting of the classical scenarios of how black holes form and grow.”

Researchers say the object could represent one of the clearest examples yet of a supermassive black hole forming without first emerging from a stellar collapse process.

Which came first—the black hole or the galaxy? Webb discovery questions a key theory of galaxy formation

Scientists have hypothesised that wormholes could be lurking in the Milky Way, thanks to dark matter. According to a new study, this invisible force that is yet to be seen has the perfect properties that could not only open a wormhole, but keep it stable and its neck open to make it traversable. Co–author Dr Saibal Ray, an astrophysicist from GLA University in India, said, "Dark matter is hypothesised to lead to wormhole formation because its unique density and gravitational collapse in extreme environments can alter spacetime topology." Several theories suggest that dark matter pulls things together with gravity, and this makes it an unlikely source of stable wormholes.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, physicists largely believe that wormholes can't exist for more than a short instant, as the extreme gravitational force would lead to their walls collapsing. In the latest study, this is where dark matter comes into the picture.<h2>Dark matter and wormholes</h2>&nbsp;The unique properties of dark matter would keep the wormholes stable and force the throat to remain open. "While standard dark matter holds galaxies together, specific models suggest its 'condensate properties' can trigger the structural, traversable 'throat' of a wormhole during collapse," Dr Ray says. Our galaxy is believed to have a "dark matter halo" stretching out up to one million light–years from the galactic core.&nbsp;&nbsp;Scientists say this abundant amount of dark matter makes it very likely that spiral galaxies, such as the Milky Way, could be harbouring wormholes. Dr Ray says their study has theoretically shown that a wormhole exists at the central part of the Milky Way, as well as at its edge. The researchers further believe that if there is a wormhole at the centre of the Milky Way, it would be enormous, about 32,600 light–years across.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/hostile-twin-star-systems-birth-more-planets-and-then-kick-them-out-1777886293312">Hostile twin star systems birth more planets, and then kick them out</a><h2>What is a wormhole?</h2> Wormholes, also known as Einstein–Rosen bridges, are theoretical passages connecting two points in the universe. They were first proposed in 1935 by Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen. They might not sound realistic, but the rules of science allow for their existence. According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, space and time aren't flat because the universe is constantly stretching and twisting.&nbsp;&nbsp;A wormhole is also one way to twist space-time. "A wormhole is nothing but a passage from one point to another," says Dr Ray. In simple terms, anything that falls into one side of the wormhole would come out the other almost instantly. A tunnel known as a throat connects the two points, one of which is the black hole where light and matter fall, and the other is the white hole from where they would escape.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/mars-will-deliver-a-violent-death-to-its-own-moon-sooner-than-expected-1777879100784">Mars will deliver a violent death to its own Moon sooner than expected</a><h2>Could Milky Way have a wormhole?</h2> Researchers have connected the science behind stable wormholes to dark matter. While never seen, dark matter is what is believed to be causing the gravitational pull that is shaping galaxies and other large structures in the universe. Ideally, the amount of force would lead wormholes to collapse, but when dark energy is introduced into the picture, they turn real. This means that if this theory is correct, we could have a wormhole right here that connects us to another point in the cosmos.

Wormholes are one of the most fascinating structures in the universe, even though they have never been discovered. Scientists now believe that our galaxy, the Milky Way, could have this unreal object at the centre, connecting us to another point in space.

Scientists have hypothesised that wormholes could be lurking in the Milky Way, thanks to dark matter. According to a new study, this invisible force that is yet to be seen has the perfect properties that could not only open a wormhole, but keep it stable and its neck open to make it traversable. Co–author Dr Saibal Ray, an astrophysicist from GLA University in India, said, "Dark matter is hypothesised to lead to wormhole formation because its unique density and gravitational collapse in extreme environments can alter spacetime topology." Several theories suggest that dark matter pulls things together with gravity, and this makes it an unlikely source of stable wormholes. However, physicists largely believe that wormholes can't exist for more than a short instant, as the extreme gravitational force would lead to their walls collapsing. In the latest study, this is where dark matter comes into the picture. Dark matter and wormholes The unique properties of dark matter would keep the wormholes stable and force the throat to remain open. "While standard dark matter holds galaxies together, specific models suggest its 'condensate properties' can trigger the structural, traversable 'throat' of a wormhole during collapse," Dr Ray says. Our galaxy is believed to have a "dark matter halo" stretching out up to one million light–years from the galactic core. Scientists say this abundant amount of dark matter makes it very likely that spiral galaxies, such as the Milky Way, could be harbouring wormholes. Dr Ray says their study has theoretically shown that a wormhole exists at the central part of the Milky Way, as well as at its edge. The researchers further believe that if there is a wormhole at the centre of the Milky Way, it would be enormous, about 32,600 light–years across. Also Read: Hostile twin star systems birth more planets, and then kick them out What is a wormhole? Wormholes, also known as Einstein–Rosen bridges, are theoretical passages connecting two points in the universe. They were first proposed in 1935 by Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen. They might not sound realistic, but the rules of science allow for their existence. According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, space and time aren't flat because the universe is constantly stretching and twisting. A wormhole is also one way to twist space-time. "A wormhole is nothing but a passage from one point to another," says Dr Ray. In simple terms, anything that falls into one side of the wormhole would come out the other almost instantly. A tunnel known as a throat connects the two points, one of which is the black hole where light and matter fall, and the other is the white hole from where they would escape. Also Read: Mars will deliver a violent death to its own Moon sooner than expected Could Milky Way have a wormhole? Researchers have connected the science behind stable wormholes to dark matter. While never seen, dark matter is what is believed to be causing the gravitational pull that is shaping galaxies and other large structures in the universe. Ideally, the amount of force would lead wormholes to collapse, but when dark energy is introduced into the picture, they turn real. This means that if this theory is correct, we could have a wormhole right here that connects us to another point in the cosmos.

Wormholes are one of the most fascinating structures in the universe, even though they have never been discovered. Scientists now believe that our galaxy, the Milky Way, could have this unreal object at the centre, connecting us to another point in space.

Milky Way's wormhole: Massive tunnel to another part of universe could be hidden in our own galaxy

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a black hole that was booted out of its galaxy and is now zooming through space at a staggering speed of 1,000 kilometres per second. The runaway supermassive black hole is at least 10 million times the mass of the Sun. It is now the first confirmed runaway supermassive black hole, leaving scientists wondering about the strength of the gravitational kick that caused it to move at such an unimaginable speed through the cosmos. "The forces that are needed to dislodge such a massive black hole from its home are enormous. And yet, it was predicted that such escapes should occur!" team leader Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University told Space.com.&nbsp;RBH-1, first reported in 2023, comes from a pair of galaxies named the "Cosmic Owl". It is moving at 3,000 times the speed of sound at sea level here on Earth. It has a massive bow shock, the size of an entire galaxy, in front of it, with a star formation extending for 200,000 light-years tailing behind it. What led the black hole to leave its galaxy? The researchers wrote in a preprint uploaded to arXiv that it possibly happened because of gravitational recoil from a supermassive black hole merger.<h2>How did the researchers see the black hole?</h2>The researchers wrote that "the wake is powered by a supersonic runaway supermassive black hole, a long-predicted consequence of gravitational-wave recoil or multi-body ejection from galactic nuclei." Like any other black hole, it also has an event horizon that traps light, making it difficult to see. RBH-"drives a shock wave in the gas that is moving through, and it is this shock wave, and the wake of the shock wave behind the black hole, that we see," van Dokkum said.&nbsp;As it steers through space, the supermassive black hole pushes the gas sideways "away from the supermassive black hole at a velocity of hundreds of km per second. This dynamical signature was observed with JWST. The black hole likely went rogue as two galaxies merged, and each of their black holes also came together. This gives a "powerful kick to the newly formed black hole" leading it to move at "a speed of 1,000 km/s, enough to eject the black hole."&nbsp;The three-body interaction is also possible, as one galaxy could have had a pair of binary black holes at its centre. In this scenario, when the third black hole enters the scene, one of them is kicked out. van Dokkum thinks the first reason is more likely in the case of this runaway supermassive black hole.

A supermassive black hole has been spotted in the universe, zooming at an unbelievable speed of 1,000km/second. It comes from the Owl galaxy, and scientists are trying to understand why it was kicked out and the reason for its mind-blowing speed. 

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a black hole that was booted out of its galaxy and is now zooming through space at a staggering speed of 1,000 kilometres per second. The runaway supermassive black hole is at least 10 million times the mass of the Sun. It is now the first confirmed runaway supermassive black hole, leaving scientists wondering about the strength of the gravitational kick that caused it to move at such an unimaginable speed through the cosmos. "The forces that are needed to dislodge such a massive black hole from its home are enormous. And yet, it was predicted that such escapes should occur!" team leader Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University told Space.com. RBH-1, first reported in 2023, comes from a pair of galaxies named the "Cosmic Owl". It is moving at 3,000 times the speed of sound at sea level here on Earth. It has a massive bow shock, the size of an entire galaxy, in front of it, with a star formation extending for 200,000 light-years tailing behind it. What led the black hole to leave its galaxy? The researchers wrote in a preprint uploaded to arXiv that it possibly happened because of gravitational recoil from a supermassive black hole merger. How did the researchers see the black hole? The researchers wrote that "the wake is powered by a supersonic runaway supermassive black hole, a long-predicted consequence of gravitational-wave recoil or multi-body ejection from galactic nuclei." Like any other black hole, it also has an event horizon that traps light, making it difficult to see. RBH-"drives a shock wave in the gas that is moving through, and it is this shock wave, and the wake of the shock wave behind the black hole, that we see," van Dokkum said. As it steers through space, the supermassive black hole pushes the gas sideways "away from the supermassive black hole at a velocity of hundreds of km per second. This dynamical signature was observed with JWST. The black hole likely went rogue as two galaxies merged, and each of their black holes also came together. This gives a "powerful kick to the newly formed black hole" leading it to move at "a speed of 1,000 km/s, enough to eject the black hole." The three-body interaction is also possible, as one galaxy could have had a pair of binary black holes at its centre. In this scenario, when the third black hole enters the scene, one of them is kicked out. van Dokkum thinks the first reason is more likely in the case of this runaway supermassive black hole.

A supermassive black hole has been spotted in the universe, zooming at an unbelievable speed of 1,000km/second. It comes from the Owl galaxy, and scientists are trying to understand why it was kicked out and the reason for its mind-blowing speed.&nbsp;

1,000km/second: JWST sees a supersonic supermassive black hole screaming through space

The mystery deepens. NASA tracks an unidentified red sphere moving at 283 miles per second, shattering every known galactic speed limit. This isn't just fast; it's impossible. We dive into the science behind the most mind-bending space discovery since the discovery of Comet 3I/Atlas.


Speed demon: The blazing red sphere escaping our galaxy

A supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy has just unleashed a flare 10 trillion times brighter than our Sun! This incredible event occurred after the black hole consumed a star, sending out an energetic jet of light and energy that has stunned the scientific community. Known as a Tidal Disruption Event, this phenomenon saw the star being spaghettified before a portion of its material was violently expelled into space.


Scientists detect biggest black hole flare ever seen 

A supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy has just unleashed a flare 10 trillion times brighter than our Sun! This incredible event occurred after the black hole consumed a star, sending out an energetic jet of light and energy that has stunned the scientific community. Known as a Tidal Disruption Event, this phenomenon saw the star being spaghettified before a portion of its material was violently expelled into space.
Scientists are scrambling to rewrite astrophysics textbooks to account for this record-shattering release of energy, which challenges our understanding of cosmic power limits.

Black Hole Unleashes Flare 10 Trillion Times Brighter Than the Sun!

A gravitational wave event detected in 2019 might have led astronomers to discover the first wormhole in the universe. LIGO and Virgo picked up the wave that lasted less than a tenth of a second. Scientists analysed the event and deduced that it was the result of a collision between two black holes. However, six years later, they think they might have been partly wrong. While the scientists still think that a merger between two black holes triggered the waves, it probably didn't happen in our universe. Instead, what we witnessed was the reverberation from an alternate universe that reached us through a wormhole. The signal named GW190521 is still the "preferred interpretation", as per researchers of a new study, but they are not denying the wormhole theory either. The revelation was made by physicist Qi Lai of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in a preprint uploaded to arXiv.

Scientists Detect Message From Parallel Universe Through Wormhole

If a B-2 bomber dropped a bomb into a black hole, what would happen? Can a black hole be damaged? Let’s find out.

If a B-2 bomber dropped a bomb into a black hole, what would happen? Can a black hole be damaged? Let’s find out.

What happens if a B-2 bomber drops a bomb into a black hole?

As telescopes capture the first shadows of black holes, the mystery deepens, are they cosmic graveyards, or gateways to something far stranger? 

As telescopes capture the first shadows of black holes, the mystery deepens, are they cosmic graveyards, or gateways to something far stranger?&nbsp;

Crossing the 'point of no return': What really happens beyond a black hole’s event horizon?

These events are not rare in astronomical timescales. They can occur anywhere from stellar systems to the centres of galaxies, where supermassive black holes lurk.

These events are not rare in astronomical timescales. They can occur anywhere from stellar systems to the centres of galaxies, where supermassive black holes lurk.

What really happens when supermassive black holes collide?

Black holes don’t just pull in matter, they also bend space and time itself. Step too close, and the way you experience time could be completely different from someone far away. Here’s why that happens.

Black holes don’t just pull in matter, they also bend space and time itself. Step too close, and the way you experience time could be completely different from someone far away. Here’s why that happens.

Why time works differently near a black hole? Understanding the science behind it

Scientists have found a highly unusual supernova, dubbed SN 2023zkd. There were two explosions, and the star was reaching peak brightness for years. It even ate a part of the black hole. Here is what happened.

Scientists have found a highly unusual supernova, dubbed SN 2023zkd. There were two explosions, and the star was reaching peak brightness for years. It even ate a part of the black hole. Here's what happened.

Unusual supernova saw a star eat a black hole, but the dark monster won

A scientist wants to send a probe to a black hole, although he knows that his idea cannot be put into force right now since it is based on a technology that doesn't exist. He has come up with a plan to send a spacecraft right into the heart of a black hole to study these mysterious giants hogging our universe. It involves building the tiniest spaceship, no bigger than a paper clip, with lasers pushing it through space almost at the speed of light. Humans have not been able to build anything that can move at such speeds. Although Professor Cosimo Bambi, of Fudan University in Shanghai, is hopeful that this can be done in the future. He told Daily Mail that it is fully possible to develop this technology, all it needs is "time, money, and motivation." His ambitious project would come at a huge cost, as the lasers alone would require more than $1 trillion. He has published his proposal in the journal iScience, in which he argues that sending a spacecraft directly into the heart of a black hole could reveal secrets about the fabric of spacetime.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/baba-vanga-predicted-alien-contact-in-2025-interstellar-spaceship-comet-solar-system-1754538939635">Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out?</a><h2>Nanocraft can steer right through a black hole</h2>For the experiment, scientists need to identify a black hole located at a distance that can realistically be covered by a man-made spacecraft. For the probe itself, Bambi advocates building a nanocraft. As the name suggests, it would be much smaller than traditional spacecraft that burn fuel and are quite big to reach anywhere near the speed of light. The nanocraft would be nothing but a small chip stuck to a large sail, which would be blasted off from Earth with the help of lasers, with photons that will accelerate the craft to a third of the speed of light. The problems with his plan are plenty, but the biggest one is finding a black hole we can practically visit. He says that such a black hole should exist within 20-25 light-years from the Solar System. Travelling at that speed, the nanocraft will take 70-80 years to reach it, and about 20-25 years for the data to reach Earth.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/two-years-apart-supermassive-black-hole-seen-eating-the-same-unlucky-star-twice-1754133922155">Two years apart, supermassive black hole seen eating the same unlucky star twice</a><h2>Problems with finding a black hole close to Earth</h2>Another problem is the cost of the mission. He admits that, based on the current technology, it would cost one trillion GBP, "so it is definitely beyond the budget of any scientific experiment." However, he cites the trend of the past 20 years and the future economic environment to state that this amount would reduce to around $1 billion in 20-30 years. The total timeline from the launch to getting the data from it is 100 years. Considering that the nano technology needed doesn't even exist today, it cannot even be put into action until it becomes a reality. But everything still boils down to finding a black hole that is near us. "If the distance of the closest black hole exceeds 40-50 light years, I am afraid we have to give up," Bambi says. The closest black hole to Earth is Gaia-BH1, which is 1,560 light-years away.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/universe-biggest-black-hole-is-so-monstrous-that-it-can-fit-36-billion-suns-1754645711409">Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/james-webb-discovers-oldest-black-hole-in-the-universe-1754652420362">'A dead ringer': James Webb discovers universe's oldest black hole</a>&nbsp;Black holes are a cosmic mystery. All we know about them is that their gravitational force is the strongest one seen in the entire universe. No one knows what lies inside them. Bambi says if humans succeed in detecting a black hole closer home in the next 5-10 years, then the world should just go for it and send a probe deep inside. It will be the perfect laboratory to test Einstein's theory of general relativity.

A scientist from Shanghai wants to send a spacecraft into a black hole to learn what lies at the heart of it. But there are several hurdles to his plans, but he is still hopeful that humans can send a probe to a black hole in the coming years.  

A scientist wants to send a probe to a black hole, although he knows that his idea cannot be put into force right now since it is based on a technology that doesn't exist. He has come up with a plan to send a spacecraft right into the heart of a black hole to study these mysterious giants hogging our universe. It involves building the tiniest spaceship, no bigger than a paper clip, with lasers pushing it through space almost at the speed of light. Humans have not been able to build anything that can move at such speeds. Although Professor Cosimo Bambi, of Fudan University in Shanghai, is hopeful that this can be done in the future. He told Daily Mail that it is fully possible to develop this technology, all it needs is "time, money, and motivation." His ambitious project would come at a huge cost, as the lasers alone would require more than $1 trillion. He has published his proposal in the journal iScience, in which he argues that sending a spacecraft directly into the heart of a black hole could reveal secrets about the fabric of spacetime. Also Read: Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out? Nanocraft can steer right through a black hole For the experiment, scientists need to identify a black hole located at a distance that can realistically be covered by a man-made spacecraft. For the probe itself, Bambi advocates building a nanocraft. As the name suggests, it would be much smaller than traditional spacecraft that burn fuel and are quite big to reach anywhere near the speed of light. The nanocraft would be nothing but a small chip stuck to a large sail, which would be blasted off from Earth with the help of lasers, with photons that will accelerate the craft to a third of the speed of light. The problems with his plan are plenty, but the biggest one is finding a black hole we can practically visit. He says that such a black hole should exist within 20-25 light-years from the Solar System. Travelling at that speed, the nanocraft will take 70-80 years to reach it, and about 20-25 years for the data to reach Earth. Also Read: Two years apart, supermassive black hole seen eating the same unlucky star twice Problems with finding a black hole close to Earth Another problem is the cost of the mission. He admits that, based on the current technology, it would cost one trillion GBP, "so it is definitely beyond the budget of any scientific experiment." However, he cites the trend of the past 20 years and the future economic environment to state that this amount would reduce to around $1 billion in 20-30 years. The total timeline from the launch to getting the data from it is 100 years. Considering that the nano technology needed doesn't even exist today, it cannot even be put into action until it becomes a reality. But everything still boils down to finding a black hole that is near us. "If the distance of the closest black hole exceeds 40-50 light years, I am afraid we have to give up," Bambi says. The closest black hole to Earth is Gaia-BH1, which is 1,560 light-years away. Also Read: Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns Also Read: 'A dead ringer': James Webb discovers universe's oldest black hole Black holes are a cosmic mystery. All we know about them is that their gravitational force is the strongest one seen in the entire universe. No one knows what lies inside them. Bambi says if humans succeed in detecting a black hole closer home in the next 5-10 years, then the world should just go for it and send a probe deep inside. It will be the perfect laboratory to test Einstein's theory of general relativity.

A scientist from Shanghai wants to send a spacecraft into a black hole to learn what lies at the heart of it. But there are several hurdles to his plans, but he is still hopeful that humans can send a probe to a black hole in the coming years. &nbsp;

Black hole probe needs 100 years, $1 trillion and fictional technology. But there is an even bigger problem

Scientists have found the earliest black hole in the universe that existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang. The discovery was revealed in a new paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The ancient black hole was spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope in the distant galaxy CAPERS-LRD-z9, shrouded by gas. It is around 13.3 billion years old, when the universe was just three per cent of its current age. CAPERS-LRD-z9 is one of the “little red dot” galaxies that Webb captured in the first year of its launch. They looked very different from the galaxies Hubble was used to seeing. Steven Finkelstein, co-author of the new study and director of the Cosmic Frontier Center at the University of Texas at Austin, said in a statement, “The discovery of Little Red Dots was a major surprise from early JWST data, as they looked nothing like galaxies seen with the Hubble Space Telescope.”Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/two-years-apart-supermassive-black-hole-seen-eating-the-same-unlucky-star-twice-1754133922155">Two years apart, supermassive black hole seen eating the same unlucky star twice</a><h2>Galaxies born right after Big Bang</h2>These galaxies appeared as scarlet pinpricks in Webb's vision and had never been detected by any telescope before it. Their discovery changed the beliefs scientists had about the universe. NASA stated that if these shining objects were galaxies, then it would imply that some of them had grown really big, really fast and did not fit into the current theories. Finkelstein and his team compiled data on these little red dot galaxies and published their findings in January. It included all of them that existed in the first 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. They wrote that these galaxies likely had supermassive black holes that were still growing. He then collaborated with a team led by Anthony Taylor, a postdoctoral researcher at the Cosmic Frontier Center.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/baba-vanga-predicted-alien-contact-in-2025-interstellar-spaceship-comet-solar-system-1754538939635">Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out?</a> &nbsp;They checked the spectroscopy data from Webb’s CAPERS (CANDELS-Area Prism Epoch of Reionization Survey) program. They noticed a distinct spectroscopic signature that is produced when black holes interact with gas clouds. As the gas rapidly swirls around and falls into a black hole, light from gas that is moving away from us stretches into redder wavelengths, while the one moving towards us has bluer wavelengths. Taylor says, “There aren’t many other things that create this signature." This one turned out to be the earliest such example.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/would-you-dare-to-take-a-400-year-one-way-trip-to-alpha-centauri-on-this-ship-1754642146307">Would you dare to take a 400‑year one‑way trip to Alpha Centauri on this ship?</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/universe-biggest-black-hole-is-so-monstrous-that-it-can-fit-36-billion-suns-1754645711409">Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns</a><h2>Black holes and brightness from galaxies</h2>Their findings further cement the belief that supermassive black holes are the likely source of the brightness emitted by these galaxies. “We’ve seen these clouds in other galaxies,” Taylor said. “When we compared this object to those other sources, it was a dead ringer.” The oldest black hole discovered at the centre of this galaxy is up to 300 million times more massive than the Sun. "Finding a black hole of this size that existed so early on in the universe adds to growing evidence that early black holes grew much faster than we thought possible,” Finkelstein said.

The oldest black hole in the universe has been discovered in a distant galaxy, CAPERS-LRD-z9, shrouded by gas. It existed only 500 million years after the Big Bang occurred and is  300 million times more massive than the Sun.

Scientists have found the earliest black hole in the universe that existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang. The discovery was revealed in a new paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The ancient black hole was spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope in the distant galaxy CAPERS-LRD-z9, shrouded by gas. It is around 13.3 billion years old, when the universe was just three per cent of its current age. CAPERS-LRD-z9 is one of the “little red dot” galaxies that Webb captured in the first year of its launch. They looked very different from the galaxies Hubble was used to seeing. Steven Finkelstein, co-author of the new study and director of the Cosmic Frontier Center at the University of Texas at Austin, said in a statement, “The discovery of Little Red Dots was a major surprise from early JWST data, as they looked nothing like galaxies seen with the Hubble Space Telescope.” Also Read: Two years apart, supermassive black hole seen eating the same unlucky star twice Galaxies born right after Big Bang These galaxies appeared as scarlet pinpricks in Webb's vision and had never been detected by any telescope before it. Their discovery changed the beliefs scientists had about the universe. NASA stated that if these shining objects were galaxies, then it would imply that some of them had grown really big, really fast and did not fit into the current theories. Finkelstein and his team compiled data on these little red dot galaxies and published their findings in January. It included all of them that existed in the first 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. They wrote that these galaxies likely had supermassive black holes that were still growing. He then collaborated with a team led by Anthony Taylor, a postdoctoral researcher at the Cosmic Frontier Center. Also Read: Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out? They checked the spectroscopy data from Webb’s CAPERS (CANDELS-Area Prism Epoch of Reionization Survey) program. They noticed a distinct spectroscopic signature that is produced when black holes interact with gas clouds. As the gas rapidly swirls around and falls into a black hole, light from gas that is moving away from us stretches into redder wavelengths, while the one moving towards us has bluer wavelengths. Taylor says, “There aren’t many other things that create this signature." This one turned out to be the earliest such example. Also Read: Would you dare to take a 400‑year one‑way trip to Alpha Centauri on this ship? Also Read: Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns Black holes and brightness from galaxies Their findings further cement the belief that supermassive black holes are the likely source of the brightness emitted by these galaxies. “We’ve seen these clouds in other galaxies,” Taylor said. “When we compared this object to those other sources, it was a dead ringer.” The oldest black hole discovered at the centre of this galaxy is up to 300 million times more massive than the Sun. "Finding a black hole of this size that existed so early on in the universe adds to growing evidence that early black holes grew much faster than we thought possible,” Finkelstein said.

The oldest black hole in the universe has been discovered in a distant galaxy, CAPERS-LRD-z9, shrouded by gas. It existed only 500 million years after the Big Bang occurred and is &nbsp;300 million times more massive than the Sun.

'A dead ringer': James Webb discovers universe's oldest black hole

The biggest black hole in the universe might have just been found. It sits inside a galaxy whose light is distorted to such an extent by another galaxy in front of it that it appears like a horseshoe. This is because the galaxy in the foreground is hundreds of times heavier than our own galaxy. Because of this bending of spacetime, the background galaxy is known as the Cosmic Horseshoe. The supermassive black hole at the centre of this galaxy has been confirmed to be the biggest one ever seen in the universe in a study. There are millions of galaxies with humongous black holes at their core. They are all estimated to be billions of times the mass of our Sun, although there has never been an exact number to put next to them. But now, with this latest study, scientists have the closest estimate yet. The monstrous black hole in Cosmic Horseshoe is 36.3 billion times the mass of the Sun, with a margin of error of about 6 billion solar masses. "This is amongst the top 10 most massive black holes ever discovered, and quite possibly the most massive,” co-author Professor Thomas Collett, from the University of Portsmouth, said in a statement.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/would-you-dare-to-take-a-400-year-one-way-trip-to-alpha-centauri-on-this-ship-1754642146307">Would you dare to take a 400‑year one‑way trip to Alpha Centauri on this ship?</a>&nbsp;<h2>Proof of biggest black hole in the universe</h2>Scientists have been measuring black holes for years, but every other supermassive black hole till now has had quite large uncertainties when measured indirectly. So there has never been a sure-shot contender for the top spot. But the team that carried out this study used a new method to measure this supermassive black hole, and they are almost certain that they have it right. Collett is confident of their findings and much more certain about the measurements. To figure out the size of this dark monster, the researchers looked at how its gravity warped the light passing near it. The stars in the inner region were spotted moving at extreme speeds, touching 400 kilometres per second. The deduction about its size was based on its "immense gravitational pull and the effect it has on its surroundings," the authors wrote in the study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/how-likely-is-an-asteroid-to-hit-earth-and-what-are-the-chances-of-death-1754635756375">Shocking study reveals an asteroid could kill you before rabies and lightning do</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/nasa-nuclear-reactor-on-moon-china-safety-zone-rule-artemis-accords-1754458211980">Can a country barricade the Moon? NASA fears losing out to China because of its own safety zone rule</a> &nbsp;<h2>Ultramassive black hole is 5 billion light-years away</h2>This ultramassive black hole is located 5 billion light-years away. It is completely silent, and so the researchers could not employ the technique that is usually used - determining the size based on the accretion. Carlos Melo of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil said, "This discovery was made for a 'dormant' black hole – one that isn’t actively accreting material at the time of observation." Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/baba-vanga-predicted-alien-contact-in-2025-interstellar-spaceship-comet-solar-system-1754538939635">Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out?</a> He added that their method can help them discover and measure many more dormant black holes across the universe, even when they are not swallowing and spitting out any matter. Professor Collett has another insight about what could be going on with this black hole. Since the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy is a Fossil Group galaxy, towards the end of its evolution, it is possible that other black holes in nearby galaxies merged with it, creating this ultramassive black hole.&nbsp;

The biggest black hole in the universe is located 5 billion light years from Earth and can contain 36.3 billion suns inside it. It is completely dormant, but its pull is so strong that stars near it are travelling at a whopping speed of 400 kilometres per second.

The biggest black hole in the universe might have just been found. It sits inside a galaxy whose light is distorted to such an extent by another galaxy in front of it that it appears like a horseshoe. This is because the galaxy in the foreground is hundreds of times heavier than our own galaxy. Because of this bending of spacetime, the background galaxy is known as the Cosmic Horseshoe. The supermassive black hole at the centre of this galaxy has been confirmed to be the biggest one ever seen in the universe in a study. There are millions of galaxies with humongous black holes at their core. They are all estimated to be billions of times the mass of our Sun, although there has never been an exact number to put next to them. But now, with this latest study, scientists have the closest estimate yet. The monstrous black hole in Cosmic Horseshoe is 36.3 billion times the mass of the Sun, with a margin of error of about 6 billion solar masses. "This is amongst the top 10 most massive black holes ever discovered, and quite possibly the most massive,” co-author Professor Thomas Collett, from the University of Portsmouth, said in a statement. Also Read: Would you dare to take a 400‑year one‑way trip to Alpha Centauri on this ship? Proof of biggest black hole in the universe Scientists have been measuring black holes for years, but every other supermassive black hole till now has had quite large uncertainties when measured indirectly. So there has never been a sure-shot contender for the top spot. But the team that carried out this study used a new method to measure this supermassive black hole, and they are almost certain that they have it right. Collett is confident of their findings and much more certain about the measurements. To figure out the size of this dark monster, the researchers looked at how its gravity warped the light passing near it. The stars in the inner region were spotted moving at extreme speeds, touching 400 kilometres per second. The deduction about its size was based on its "immense gravitational pull and the effect it has on its surroundings," the authors wrote in the study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Also Read: Shocking study reveals an asteroid could kill you before rabies and lightning do Also Read: Can a country barricade the Moon? NASA fears losing out to China because of its own safety zone rule Ultramassive black hole is 5 billion light-years away This ultramassive black hole is located 5 billion light-years away. It is completely silent, and so the researchers could not employ the technique that is usually used - determining the size based on the accretion. Carlos Melo of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil said, "This discovery was made for a 'dormant' black hole – one that isn’t actively accreting material at the time of observation." Also Read: Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out? He added that their method can help them discover and measure many more dormant black holes across the universe, even when they are not swallowing and spitting out any matter. Professor Collett has another insight about what could be going on with this black hole. Since the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy is a Fossil Group galaxy, towards the end of its evolution, it is possible that other black holes in nearby galaxies merged with it, creating this ultramassive black hole.

The biggest black hole in the universe is located 5 billion light years from Earth and can contain 36.3 billion suns inside it. It is completely dormant, but its pull is so strong that stars near it are travelling at a whopping speed of 400 kilometres per second.

Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns

A wandering supermassive black hole is inflicting terror on passing stars, creating a horror scene in space. Located 600 million light-years away, this monster cosmic body is invisible and quietly devouring stars. Hubble Space Telescope spotted it, marking the first optical discovery of a supermassive black hole that is roaming around in space. Dubbed "Space Jaws" by astronomers, the black hole isn't strangely sitting at the centre of a galaxy, like they usually do. It is so humongous that it can fit one million suns. But it is a cosmic anomaly, and scientists are trying to learn more about it.A newly identified tidal disruption event (TDE) exposed the killer black hole sitting between stars. The event showed that a black hole had torn apart and devoured a star, releasing a powerful burst of radiation. TDEs help scientists understand how black holes operate, offering an insight into what triggers energetic jets and winds when a star is shredded. This TDE is named AT2024tvd and appeared like a bright flash picked up by Hubble. Notably, black holes have immense gravitational tidal forces. A TDE occurs when a falling star is stretched or "spaghettified" by this force.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/after-mission-bikini-possible-also-fails-spacecraft-scatters-human-ashes-marijuana-for-mars-in-pacific-it-didn-t-mean-to-1751019082133">After Mission Bikini, Possible fails: Spacecraft scatters human ashes, marijuana for Mars in Pacific. It didn't mean to</a>&nbsp;<h2>Rogue black hole is roaming in the galaxy</h2>&nbsp;Supermassive black holes are almost always situated at the centre of a galaxy. But this one is wandering and off-centre. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the NRAO’s Very Large Array also confirmed that the black hole is located away from the galaxy’s centre. The observation of the strange supermassive black hole was published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.“AT2024tvd is the first offset TDE captured by optical sky surveys, and it opens up the entire possibility of uncovering this elusive population of wandering black holes with future sky surveys,” said lead study author Yuhan Yao of the University of California at Berkeley.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/rare-celestial-show-a-black-hole-will-cross-through-saturn-except-it-is-1751012218496">Rare celestial show: A 'black hole' will cross through Saturn, except it is...</a>&nbsp;Scientists say that in roughly 100 tidal disruption events (TDEs) detected by telescopes, this is the first time a black hole of this size was seen positioned away from a galaxy’s core. All other known TDEs have been tied to central black holes. What' scary is that the galaxy has another supermassive black hole that sits in its usual location - at the centre. It has a mass of 100 million suns and is only about 2,600 light-years from the other black hole that seems to have gone rogue.&nbsp;<h2>Invisible black hole released a cosmic burp, revealing its location</h2>&nbsp;The supermassive black hole is invisible. But when several ground-based sky survey telescopes noticed a bright flare, scientists knew it was not from a supernova. The flare was very hot, which revealed that the flash was from a black hole eating a star. It doesn't show itself a lot, but only once every few tens of thousands of years when it "burps" after feeding on a star. Experts think that the black hole went off-centre because of the three-body problem, where the lowest-mass member is kicked out. If the black hole went through a triple interaction with two other black holes in the galaxy’s core, it can still remain bound to the galaxy, orbiting around the central region,“ said Yao.What is the black hole's future? It might be gradually pulled by the bigger black hole at the centre and merge with it. But we might never know its fate since such cosmic events take millions of years. &nbsp;

The supermassive black hole only reveals itself once every tens of thousands of years. It has gone rogue and is on a killing spree in its galaxy. Hubble Space Telescope caught it red handed devouring a star that was passing by. 

A wandering supermassive black hole is inflicting terror on passing stars, creating a horror scene in space. Located 600 million light-years away, this monster cosmic body is invisible and quietly devouring stars. Hubble Space Telescope spotted it, marking the first optical discovery of a supermassive black hole that is roaming around in space. Dubbed "Space Jaws" by astronomers, the black hole isn't strangely sitting at the centre of a galaxy, like they usually do. It is so humongous that it can fit one million suns. But it is a cosmic anomaly, and scientists are trying to learn more about it. A newly identified tidal disruption event (TDE) exposed the killer black hole sitting between stars. The event showed that a black hole had torn apart and devoured a star, releasing a powerful burst of radiation. TDEs help scientists understand how black holes operate, offering an insight into what triggers energetic jets and winds when a star is shredded. This TDE is named AT2024tvd and appeared like a bright flash picked up by Hubble. Notably, black holes have immense gravitational tidal forces. A TDE occurs when a falling star is stretched or "spaghettified" by this force. Also Read: After Mission Bikini, Possible fails: Spacecraft scatters human ashes, marijuana for Mars in Pacific. It didn't mean to Rogue black hole is roaming in the galaxy Supermassive black holes are almost always situated at the centre of a galaxy. But this one is wandering and off-centre. Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the NRAO’s Very Large Array also confirmed that the black hole is located away from the galaxy’s centre. The observation of the strange supermassive black hole was published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. “AT2024tvd is the first offset TDE captured by optical sky surveys, and it opens up the entire possibility of uncovering this elusive population of wandering black holes with future sky surveys,” said lead study author Yuhan Yao of the University of California at Berkeley. Also Read: Rare celestial show: A 'black hole' will cross through Saturn, except it is... Scientists say that in roughly 100 tidal disruption events (TDEs) detected by telescopes, this is the first time a black hole of this size was seen positioned away from a galaxy’s core. All other known TDEs have been tied to central black holes. What' scary is that the galaxy has another supermassive black hole that sits in its usual location - at the centre. It has a mass of 100 million suns and is only about 2,600 light-years from the other black hole that seems to have gone rogue. Invisible black hole released a cosmic burp, revealing its location The supermassive black hole is invisible. But when several ground-based sky survey telescopes noticed a bright flare, scientists knew it was not from a supernova. The flare was very hot, which revealed that the flash was from a black hole eating a star. It doesn't show itself a lot, but only once every few tens of thousands of years when it "burps" after feeding on a star. Experts think that the black hole went off-centre because of the three-body problem, where the lowest-mass member is kicked out. If the black hole went through a triple interaction with two other black holes in the galaxy’s core, it can still remain bound to the galaxy, orbiting around the central region,“ said Yao. What is the black hole's future? It might be gradually pulled by the bigger black hole at the centre and merge with it. But we might never know its fate since such cosmic events take millions of years.

The supermassive black hole only reveals itself once every tens of thousands of years. It has gone rogue and is on a killing spree in its galaxy. Hubble Space Telescope caught it red-handed devouring a star that was passing by.&nbsp;

Invisible murderer in space reveals its location with a 'cosmic burp'. It is an anomaly

After an in-depth analysis of data from 263 ancient galaxies, the researchers from Kansas State University have found patterns that challenge the long-standing theories about the structure and origin of the universe.

After an in-depth analysis of data from 263 ancient galaxies, the researchers from Kansas State University have found patterns that challenge the long-standing theories about the structure and origin of the universe.

Are we living inside a black hole? NASA's James Webb Telescope study leaves scientists alarmed

Can black holes simply be wormholes? Scientists have long believed that the two cosmic objects might be the same, although the latter has never been observed in the universe. However, mathematical calculations show that wormholes might be lurking out there. In fact, black holes might be wormholes. Sci-fi movies have often explored the idea of wormholes, an object that is said to bend space time to allow crossing into another point in the universe faster than it would otherwise take.We have heard about the Einstein-Rosen bridge, a theoretical wormhole proposed in 1935. The two scientists, Einstein and Rosen, used it to address the singularity problem within black holes. It was a bridge between spacetime sheets. Science says it can exist, but one has never been located till now.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/greenland-megatsunamis-triggered-global-earthquake-in-2023-satellite-evidence-1749006266644">9 days, every 90 seconds: Greenland megatsunamis that triggered global earthquake were real</a>&nbsp;<h2>Static black holes are the same as wormholes?</h2>&nbsp;A study has explored the idea that black holes might be wormholes in disguise. Scientists studied the attributes of one particular type of black hole and noted that this is something that matches the description of a wormhole, Popular Mechanics reported.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/deep-space-radio-signals-cosmic-mystery-object-pulsar-magnetar-1748517706567">44 minutes apart, 2 minutes every time: Something from deep space is sending signals to Earth</a>&nbsp;“Exotic compact objects—either beyond General Relativity (GR) predictions or arising from unconventional GR assumptions—could theoretically exist, though they remain undetected,” the authors wrote in the paper uploaded to the preprint server arXiv. It will be published in the journal Physical Review D soon.“This elusiveness may be due to their ability to closely mimic the observational properties of black holes.”“We can say that a wormhole can effectively emulate the Schwarzschild black hole in general relativity in its fundamental mode and first overtone across the three distinct perturbation types considered individually,” the authors wrote.&nbsp;<h2>Static black holes</h2>&nbsp;Schwarzschild black holes, named after German physicist Karl Schwarzschild, have no rotation or electric field. Also known as quasi-normal modes (QNMs), they are also hypothetical. Researchers defined the properties of the area near the “throat” of a wormhole and analysed three different perturbation types (scalar, axial gravitational, and electromagnetic).&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/was-the-big-bang-actually-a-bounce-inside-a-cosmic-black-hole-heres-what-a-study-suggests-1749111144092">How did the universe begin? New study says the Big Bang was actually a bounce inside a black hole</a>&nbsp;This led them to conclude that a wormhole could "consistently replicate the QNMs" that are usually linked with static, or Schwarzschild, black holes.This is not the first time that scientists have called out blackholes for being a front for wormholes. However, the latest study adds more evidence to that belief, even though it might never be clear whether this is true, especially since humans have yet to locate this "bridge" in space.In 2021, a study theorised that supermassive black holes might merely be wormhole mouths. A year later, the static black hole proposal was put forward when a team at Sofia University in Bulgaria concluded that the disk around a traversable wormhole would emit light that might be “nearly identical” to that of a static black hole.

Black holes might just be wormholes, portals to the other side of the universe, a distant point that might not otherwise be accessible. Wormholes are also known as the Einstein-Rosen bridge.

Can black holes simply be wormholes? Scientists have long believed that the two cosmic objects might be the same, although the latter has never been observed in the universe. However, mathematical calculations show that wormholes might be lurking out there. In fact, black holes might be wormholes. Sci-fi movies have often explored the idea of wormholes, an object that is said to bend space time to allow crossing into another point in the universe faster than it would otherwise take. We have heard about the Einstein-Rosen bridge, a theoretical wormhole proposed in 1935. The two scientists, Einstein and Rosen, used it to address the singularity problem within black holes. It was a bridge between spacetime sheets. Science says it can exist, but one has never been located till now. Also Read: 9 days, every 90 seconds: Greenland megatsunamis that triggered global earthquake were real Static black holes are the same as wormholes? A study has explored the idea that black holes might be wormholes in disguise. Scientists studied the attributes of one particular type of black hole and noted that this is something that matches the description of a wormhole, Popular Mechanics reported. Also Read: 44 minutes apart, 2 minutes every time: Something from deep space is sending signals to Earth “Exotic compact objects—either beyond General Relativity (GR) predictions or arising from unconventional GR assumptions—could theoretically exist, though they remain undetected,” the authors wrote in the paper uploaded to the preprint server arXiv. It will be published in the journal Physical Review D soon. “This elusiveness may be due to their ability to closely mimic the observational properties of black holes.” “We can say that a wormhole can effectively emulate the Schwarzschild black hole in general relativity in its fundamental mode and first overtone across the three distinct perturbation types considered individually,” the authors wrote. Static black holes Schwarzschild black holes, named after German physicist Karl Schwarzschild, have no rotation or electric field. Also known as quasi-normal modes (QNMs), they are also hypothetical. Researchers defined the properties of the area near the “throat” of a wormhole and analysed three different perturbation types (scalar, axial gravitational, and electromagnetic). Also Read: How did the universe begin? New study says the Big Bang was actually a bounce inside a black hole This led them to conclude that a wormhole could "consistently replicate the QNMs" that are usually linked with static, or Schwarzschild, black holes. This is not the first time that scientists have called out blackholes for being a front for wormholes. However, the latest study adds more evidence to that belief, even though it might never be clear whether this is true, especially since humans have yet to locate this "bridge" in space. In 2021, a study theorised that supermassive black holes might merely be wormhole mouths. A year later, the static black hole proposal was put forward when a team at Sofia University in Bulgaria concluded that the disk around a traversable wormhole would emit light that might be “nearly identical” to that of a static black hole.

Black holes might just be wormholes, portals to the other side of the universe, a distant point that might not otherwise be accessible. Wormholes are also known as the Einstein-Rosen bridge.

Black holes or wormholes? Scientists find more proof that Einstein-Rosen bridge are real

Termed extreme nuclear transients (ENTs), these events could the most energetic cosmic explosions observed since the Big Bang.

Termed extreme nuclear transients (ENTs), these events could the most energetic cosmic explosions observed since the Big Bang.

'25 times more powerful than supernovae': Astronomers identify the brightest blast since Big Bang

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured what NASA has described as "Space Jaws." A black hole gobbled up a star 600 million light years ago, and the space agency has got it on camera. The meal triggered a bright explosion, as the black hole released a burst of radiation. What surprised astronomers the most was that the supermassive black hole, which can hold a million suns, is not sitting at the centre of the galaxy. Add to that the fact that it is no match for another, more humongous black hole residing right next to it.
The wandering black hole and the tidal disruption event (TDE) were spotted through Hubble, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and the NRAO Very Large Array telescope. The discovery will be published in an upcoming issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
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Supermassive black holes are known to reside at the centre of a galaxy. Nearly 100 TDEs have been recorded in the sky till now, but this is the first time that a supermassive black hole has been seen off-centre.&nbsp;
&ldquo;AT2024tvd is the first offset TDE captured by optical sky surveys, and it opens up the entire possibility of uncovering this elusive population of wandering black holes with future sky surveys,&rdquo; lead study author Yuhan Yao of the University of California at Berkeley said.
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A black hole revealed itself from 600 million light-years away when it ripped apart and swallowed a star. The resulting burst of radiation is the bright dot just off-center captured in this <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAHubble?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASAHubble</a> image. <a href="https://t.co/g7mSVRZHd1">https://t.co/g7mSVRZHd1</a> <a href="https://t.co/7FnDsSmCb2">pic.twitter.com/7FnDsSmCb2</a>
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He thinks the latest discovery will push scientists to look for more such wayward black holes.
<h2>Supermassive black hole with mass of 100 million suns lies next to it</h2>
The surprises kept coming as the space observatory detected another supermassive black hole that followed the rules and roared at the centre of the galaxy. This monster is 100 million times the mass of the Sun. However, the two cosmic giants are eerily close to each other.
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The TDE was only 2,600 light-years away from the bigger black hole. This is just one-tenth the distance between our Sun and the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.
The bigger black hole has an active galactic nucleus. It is strange to see two supermassive black holes exist in the same galaxy, especially since they are two separate entities and not bound gravitationally. Astronomers think the smaller hole will eventually merge with the bigger black hole, but that doesn't seem like a possibility for a long time.&nbsp;
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When a star falls into a black hole, it is stretched or "spaghettified" because of the gravitational tidal forces. As the remains of a star fall inside the black hole, energy with extremely high temperatures is released. This is how astronomers knew that what they were watching was not a supernova but a black hole eating a star.
NASA said that Hubble picked up that the flare was very hot and showed broad emission lines of hydrogen, helium, carbon, nitrogen, and silicon.&nbsp;
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This black hole generally sleeps for tens of thousands of years, and only comes to life when it swallows a star, before falling silent again.
<h2>Why is the black hole not at the centre of the galaxy?</h2>
Scientists think this might be because of the three-body problem, where the object with the lowest mass is thrown away. &ldquo;If the black hole went through a triple interaction with two other black holes in the galaxy&rsquo;s core, it can still remain bound to the galaxy, orbiting around the central region,&ldquo; said Yao.
Another possibility is that the smaller black hole belongs to another galaxy that merged with this galaxy more than 1 billion years ago. If this is true, then it will ultimately travel to the centre and merge with the bigger black hole.

A black hole that can hold 1 million suns has baffled scientists. It resides next to another black hole that can hold 100 million suns. Science & Tech Trending

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured what NASA has described as "Space Jaws." A black hole gobbled up a star 600 million light years ago, and the space agency has got it on camera. The meal triggered a bright explosion, as the black hole released a burst of radiation. What surprised astronomers the most was that the supermassive black hole, which can hold a million suns, is not sitting at the centre of the galaxy. Add to that the fact that it is no match for another, more humongous black hole residing right next to it. The wandering black hole and the tidal disruption event (TDE) were spotted through Hubble, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and the NRAO Very Large Array telescope. The discovery will be published in an upcoming issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Also Read: 656-foot asteroid can crash into Earth in 64 years. It will visit us this year as well Supermassive black holes are known to reside at the centre of a galaxy. Nearly 100 TDEs have been recorded in the sky till now, but this is the first time that a supermassive black hole has been seen off-centre. “AT2024tvd is the first offset TDE captured by optical sky surveys, and it opens up the entire possibility of uncovering this elusive population of wandering black holes with future sky surveys,” lead study author Yuhan Yao of the University of California at Berkeley said. A black hole revealed itself from 600 million light-years away when it ripped apart and swallowed a star. The resulting burst of radiation is the bright dot just off-center captured in this @NASAHubble image. https://t.co/g7mSVRZHd1 pic.twitter.com/7FnDsSmCb2 — NASA (@NASA) May 8, 2025 He thinks the latest discovery will push scientists to look for more such wayward black holes. Supermassive black hole with mass of 100 million suns lies next to it The surprises kept coming as the space observatory detected another supermassive black hole that followed the rules and roared at the centre of the galaxy. This monster is 100 million times the mass of the Sun. However, the two cosmic giants are eerily close to each other. Also Read: 1,000,002,021: Scientists think THIS is the year all life will vanish from Earth The TDE was only 2,600 light-years away from the bigger black hole. This is just one-tenth the distance between our Sun and the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. The bigger black hole has an active galactic nucleus. It is strange to see two supermassive black holes exist in the same galaxy, especially since they are two separate entities and not bound gravitationally. Astronomers think the smaller hole will eventually merge with the bigger black hole, but that doesn't seem like a possibility for a long time. Also Read: Dead star travelling at 3.2mn km/h made kinks in cosmic 'snake'; radio signal offers clues When a star falls into a black hole, it is stretched or "spaghettified" because of the gravitational tidal forces. As the remains of a star fall inside the black hole, energy with extremely high temperatures is released. This is how astronomers knew that what they were watching was not a supernova but a black hole eating a star. NASA said that Hubble picked up that the flare was very hot and showed broad emission lines of hydrogen, helium, carbon, nitrogen, and silicon. Also Read: India in danger zone as out-of-control spacecraft comes crashing down, estimate suggests This black hole generally sleeps for tens of thousands of years, and only comes to life when it swallows a star, before falling silent again. Why is the black hole not at the centre of the galaxy? Scientists think this might be because of the three-body problem, where the object with the lowest mass is thrown away. “If the black hole went through a triple interaction with two other black holes in the galaxy’s core, it can still remain bound to the galaxy, orbiting around the central region,“ said Yao. Another possibility is that the smaller black hole belongs to another galaxy that merged with this galaxy more than 1 billion years ago. If this is true, then it will ultimately travel to the centre and merge with the bigger black hole.

This black hole can hold 1 million suns, but an even bigger monster near it poses a mystery

In a huge breakthrough, physicists have created and exploded the first-ever black hole bomb in a laboratory. This comes after it was first proposed by renowned physicist Roger Penrose over 50 years ago. He suggested in 1969 that energy could be pulled from a rotating black hole. The experiment is only a &ldquo;toy model,&rdquo; but scientists involved in it say that it works under the same physical laws as a real black hole.
Penrose proposed that if energy were injected into the ergosphere&mdash;the area just outside a black hole's event horizon&mdash;particles could split. One fragment carrying negative energy could fall into the black hole, while the other could exit, stealing some of the black hole's energy.
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"The trick to obtain this result is that the black hole absorbs negative energy, which leads to a reduction in its mass-energy, which translates into a decrease in its rotational speed," Jorge Pinochet, professor in the physics department of the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educaci&oacute;n, wrote in a recent preprint paper.&nbsp;
"In other words, we have extracted rotational energy from the black hole."
The black hole bomb builds on Penrose's theory, leading to an explosive event, albeit one that is controlled and safe.
<h2>Zel&rsquo;dovich theorised creating a black hole bomb</h2>
In 1971, Belarusian physicist Yakov Zel&rsquo;dovich proposed mimicking the real action of a black hole in a lab. He theorised that a rotating metal cylinder could amplify waves like a real black hole. When a wave hits a fast-spinning cylinder, it could get reflected back stronger and steal a little energy.&nbsp;
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He also proposed surrounding the cylinder with a mirror for a runaway feedback loop. This mirror set-up would create a black hole bomb.&nbsp;
Researchers at the University of Southampton, led by Hendrik Ulbricht and including Marion Cromb, have achieved what Zel&rsquo;dovich proposed. The scientists built a rotating system using a simple aluminium cylinder that was similar to a spinning black hole in space. They also made a three-phase magnetic field. It helped create conditions wherein the cylinder&rsquo;s rotation could amplify electromagnetic waves.
They added an electromagnetic "mirror" around the cylinder, which triggered something extraordinary. The electromagnetic waves began to grow stronger and stronger, and the runaway growth replicated the scene near a real black hole bomb.
&ldquo;We&rsquo;re basically generating a signal from noise, and that is the same thing that happens in the black hole bomb proposal,&rdquo; said Ulbricht.
The creation of a black hole bomb on Earth will help scientists learn about the mysterious behaviour of spinning black holes.&nbsp;

A black hole bomb has been created on Earth. Physicists took a 56-year-old idea and built on it using another theory, triggering an explosion in a lab. Science & Tech Trending

In a huge breakthrough, physicists have created and exploded the first-ever black hole bomb in a laboratory. This comes after it was first proposed by renowned physicist Roger Penrose over 50 years ago. He suggested in 1969 that energy could be pulled from a rotating black hole. The experiment is only a “toy model,” but scientists involved in it say that it works under the same physical laws as a real black hole. Penrose proposed that if energy were injected into the ergosphere—the area just outside a black hole's event horizon—particles could split. One fragment carrying negative energy could fall into the black hole, while the other could exit, stealing some of the black hole's energy. Also Read: WATCH OUT! Spacecraft that left for Venus 53 years ago is now tumbling towards us "The trick to obtain this result is that the black hole absorbs negative energy, which leads to a reduction in its mass-energy, which translates into a decrease in its rotational speed," Jorge Pinochet, professor in the physics department of the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, wrote in a recent preprint paper. "In other words, we have extracted rotational energy from the black hole." The black hole bomb builds on Penrose's theory, leading to an explosive event, albeit one that is controlled and safe. Zel’dovich theorised creating a black hole bomb In 1971, Belarusian physicist Yakov Zel’dovich proposed mimicking the real action of a black hole in a lab. He theorised that a rotating metal cylinder could amplify waves like a real black hole. When a wave hits a fast-spinning cylinder, it could get reflected back stronger and steal a little energy. Also Read: A spinning dark 'ghost' galaxy discovered in our galactic neighbourhood He also proposed surrounding the cylinder with a mirror for a runaway feedback loop. This mirror set-up would create a black hole bomb. Researchers at the University of Southampton, led by Hendrik Ulbricht and including Marion Cromb, have achieved what Zel’dovich proposed. The scientists built a rotating system using a simple aluminium cylinder that was similar to a spinning black hole in space. They also made a three-phase magnetic field. It helped create conditions wherein the cylinder’s rotation could amplify electromagnetic waves. They added an electromagnetic "mirror" around the cylinder, which triggered something extraordinary. The electromagnetic waves began to grow stronger and stronger, and the runaway growth replicated the scene near a real black hole bomb. “We’re basically generating a signal from noise, and that is the same thing that happens in the black hole bomb proposal,” said Ulbricht. The creation of a black hole bomb on Earth will help scientists learn about the mysterious behaviour of spinning black holes.

56-year-old theory is proven right as 'Black Hole bomb' explodes in a lab

Stars have a life and death cycle. Those that are about eight times more massive than the Sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. They leave behind a black hole or a neutron star which are extremely bright, even more than their host galaxies. This can last for months.

However, astronomers have discovered a star that seemingly went straight to becoming a black hole without any explosion taking place. The outward force of fusion and the inward force of a star's own gravity is what keeps them going. When the hydrogen exhausts, the fusion weakens.

The star soon collapses in on itself, resulting in a supernova explosion followed by a black hole or a neutron star. However, new research indicates that some of them do not witness any explosion.&nbsp;

This is what happened with one massive, hydrogen-depleted supergiant star in the Andromeda galaxy (M31) that did not detonate.&nbsp;

The cosmic event is mentioned in the research titled, "The disappearance of a massive star marking the birth of a black hole in M31." Kishalay De, a postdoctoral scholar at the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at MIT, is its lead author.&nbsp;

Such supernovae are called core-collapse supernovae and are extremely rare. One of them occurs approximately every hundred years in the Milky Way.

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<h2>Supernovae are still a mystery</h2>

Scientists believe that the latest finding shows that there is a lot humans still don't know about supernovae.&nbsp;

Named M31-2014-DS1, it was first seen becoming extremely bright in mid-infrared (MIR) in 2014. It stayed in one stage of luminosity for 1,000 days. Between 2016 and 2019 for another 1,000 days, it faded dramatically.

Then in 2023, astronomers tried to view it in deep optical and near-IR (NIR) imaging observations, but it was undetectable.

As per the researchers, the star initially had a mass of about 20 stellar masses and reached its terminal nuclear-burning phase with about 6.7 stellar masses. A recently ejected dust shell, left behind by a supernova explosion, surrounds it, although there is no evidence of an optical outburst.

"The dramatic and sustained fading of M31-2014-DS1 is exceptional in the landscape of variability in massive, evolved stars," the authors write.

"The sudden decline of luminosity in M31-2014-DS1 points to the cessation of nuclear burning together with a subsequent shock that fails to overcome the infalling material."

In 2009, astronomers discovered a failed supernova, the only other one confirmed ever. The star was a supergiant red star in the NGC 6946, a "Fireworks Galaxy."&nbsp;

Stars have a life and death cycle. Those that are about eight times more massive than the Sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. They leave behind a black hole or a neutron star which are extremely bright, even more than their host galaxies.

Stars have a life and death cycle. Those that are about eight times more massive than the Sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. They leave behind a black hole or a neutron star which are extremely bright, even more than their host galaxies. This can last for months. However, astronomers have discovered a star that seemingly went straight to becoming a black hole without any explosion taking place. The outward force of fusion and the inward force of a star's own gravity is what keeps them going. When the hydrogen exhausts, the fusion weakens. The star soon collapses in on itself, resulting in a supernova explosion followed by a black hole or a neutron star. However, new research indicates that some of them do not witness any explosion. This is what happened with one massive, hydrogen-depleted supergiant star in the Andromeda galaxy (M31) that did not detonate. The cosmic event is mentioned in the research titled, "The disappearance of a massive star marking the birth of a black hole in M31." Kishalay De, a postdoctoral scholar at the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at MIT, is its lead author. Such supernovae are called core-collapse supernovae and are extremely rare. One of them occurs approximately every hundred years in the Milky Way. Also Read: Another 'devil' comet? Volcanic icy body witnesses multiple violent explosions Supernovae are still a mystery Scientists believe that the latest finding shows that there is a lot humans still don't know about supernovae. Named M31-2014-DS1, it was first seen becoming extremely bright in mid-infrared (MIR) in 2014. It stayed in one stage of luminosity for 1,000 days. Between 2016 and 2019 for another 1,000 days, it faded dramatically. Then in 2023, astronomers tried to view it in deep optical and near-IR (NIR) imaging observations, but it was undetectable. As per the researchers, the star initially had a mass of about 20 stellar masses and reached its terminal nuclear-burning phase with about 6.7 stellar masses. A recently ejected dust shell, left behind by a supernova explosion, surrounds it, although there is no evidence of an optical outburst. "The dramatic and sustained fading of M31-2014-DS1 is exceptional in the landscape of variability in massive, evolved stars," the authors write. "The sudden decline of luminosity in M31-2014-DS1 points to the cessation of nuclear burning together with a subsequent shock that fails to overcome the infalling material." In 2009, astronomers discovered a failed supernova, the only other one confirmed ever. The star was a supergiant red star in the NGC 6946, a "Fireworks Galaxy."

A star in Andromeda died a silent death, giving birth to a cosmic mystery

A massive water reservoir unlike any other has just been discovered in the universe. Scientists have spotted a region in space which contains as much water as 100 trillion times all the oceans on Earth combined.&nbsp;

This huge water body is located around an active quasar called APM 08279+5255 around 12 billion light years away. A supermassive black hole sits at the centre of this quasar and is among one of the largest objects in the universe.&nbsp;

The black hole weighs 20 billion suns and the energy generated by the quasar is equal to that produced by one trillion suns. It is feeding everything, including gas and dust, falling into it.&nbsp;

Scientists noted that the region had an enormous amount of water vapour. It stretches for several hundred light-years, indicating the presence of a large amount of water.

The discovery was made using a sophisticated and nuanced technology. Scientists relied on the more advanced millimetre and submillimeter technology to find the huge water reservoir.&nbsp;

Experts at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory in Hawaii spotted the water vapour in a quasar at redshift using the Z-Spec spectrograph.

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Following this, more observations were made using the Plateau de Bure Interferometer and CARMA. These instruments confirmed that water was present in the region and that it was extremely huge and unlike anything else.&nbsp;

<h2>Water in the universe</h2>

The finding has astonished scientists as our Milky Way galaxy, in contrast, only contains 4000 times less gaseous water. Most of it exists in frozen form.&nbsp;

Such an enormous concentration of water in APM 08279+5455 proves that the environment of the quasar is capable of heating up the gas encircling it to extreme X-rays and Infrared radiations.

Scientists also believe that the supermassive black hole might grow to six times its current size because of the amount of gas present in the region that can feed it. However, there is also the likelihood that some of the gas might create new stars or be thrown out of the host galaxy.&nbsp;

The discovery of the water body is expected to offer fresh insights into the development of the early universe and how supermassive black holes evolve.&nbsp;

With newer instruments being invented to probe the universe and how it has expanded, more secrets are likely to be revealed in the coming years.&nbsp;

A massive water reservoir unlike any other has just been discovered in the universe. Scientists have spotted a region in space which contains as much water as 100 trillion times all the oceans on Earth combined.

A massive water reservoir unlike any other has just been discovered in the universe. Scientists have spotted a region in space which contains as much water as 100 trillion times all the oceans on Earth combined. This huge water body is located around an active quasar called APM 08279+5255 around 12 billion light years away. A supermassive black hole sits at the centre of this quasar and is among one of the largest objects in the universe. The black hole weighs 20 billion suns and the energy generated by the quasar is equal to that produced by one trillion suns. It is feeding everything, including gas and dust, falling into it. Scientists noted that the region had an enormous amount of water vapour. It stretches for several hundred light-years, indicating the presence of a large amount of water. The discovery was made using a sophisticated and nuanced technology. Scientists relied on the more advanced millimetre and submillimeter technology to find the huge water reservoir. Experts at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory in Hawaii spotted the water vapour in a quasar at redshift using the Z-Spec spectrograph. Also Read: Get ready for a planetary parade featuring all 7 of the other planets Following this, more observations were made using the Plateau de Bure Interferometer and CARMA. These instruments confirmed that water was present in the region and that it was extremely huge and unlike anything else. Water in the universe The finding has astonished scientists as our Milky Way galaxy, in contrast, only contains 4000 times less gaseous water. Most of it exists in frozen form. Such an enormous concentration of water in APM 08279+5455 proves that the environment of the quasar is capable of heating up the gas encircling it to extreme X-rays and Infrared radiations. Scientists also believe that the supermassive black hole might grow to six times its current size because of the amount of gas present in the region that can feed it. However, there is also the likelihood that some of the gas might create new stars or be thrown out of the host galaxy. The discovery of the water body is expected to offer fresh insights into the development of the early universe and how supermassive black holes evolve. With newer instruments being invented to probe the universe and how it has expanded, more secrets are likely to be revealed in the coming years.

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