Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have gotten the first-ever look at the light of ancient stars shining around some of the biggest, brightest and oldest black holes in the ...
These results were possible thanks to JWST's superior sharpness and resolution. Over 120 hours of telescope time, the team observed six quasars, all estimated to be around 13 billion years old ...
Ivan is a freelance science writer based in the UK. He enjoys covering a variety of topics within science, and holds a PhD in medicinal chemistry. Using the James Webb Space Telescope , astronomers ...
A new model presented by physicists raises the possibility that the Universe could be filled with ultralight primordial black holes that don’t die. Formed during the earliest moments of the ...
The new findings are part of wide-ranging investigations into outstanding mysteries around black holes by astrophysicists at Oxford University Physics. This study focused on smaller black holes ...
Over 100 years on, scientists have finally confirmed one of Albert Einstein's theories about the nature of black holes. In 1915, Einstein predicted that black holes should have a 'plunging ...
May 29, 2024 — Researchers have applied the well-understood and highly verified quantum field theory, usually applied to the study of the very small, to a new target, the early universe.
Scientists have proven one of Einstein’s theories, finding evidence that a plunging-region around black holes not only exists, but also exerts some of the strongest gravitational forces yet identified ...
Einstein’s theory predicted that this final plunge would exist. Contrary to Newton’s theory of gravity, Einstein’s theory posits that particles cannot safely follow circular orbits when near a black ...
The eccentricity in the orbits of these black holes, detected using gravitational waves, could tell the story of their creation. Black hole week reaches its conclusion today (May 10), and there's ...
A James Webb Telescope image shows the J0148 quasar circled in red. Two insets show, on top, the central black hole, and on bottom, the stellar emission from the host galaxy. A team of MIT astronomers ...