Black hole ‘burp’ mystery cracked
Tidal disruption event close up. Credit: Science Communication Lab. Astrophysicists have uncovered a universal rule behind one of the most powerful behaviours in the Universe: when black holes launch jets. An early-career Western Australian astrophysicist has...
JWST’s ‘Little Red Dots’ explained
Visualisation of the simulation by ATERUI III showing a rapidly growing black hole surrounded by gas. Red indicates areas of higher temperature. Credit: Sunmyon Chon, Takaaki Takeda, 4D2U Project, NAOJ. The Japanese supercomputer ATERUI III has explained the James...
Euclid discovers the oldest quasars in the Universe
This artist’s impression shows a quasar: a brief period of life for a big, bright galaxy during which large quantities of material spiral into its central supermassive black hole, releasing energetic light as it does so. Quasars are the most luminous objects...