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Hubble Space Telescope image of an irregular dwarf galaxy showing bright blue star clusters, pink star-forming regions, and a dusty golden core against a black starfield.

Exotic Objects, Galaxies

Active black holes are more common than we thought

The first-ever image taken of a black hole. Credit: Event Horizon Telescope

Today in the History of Astronomy

April 10, 2019: First look at a black hole

How do black holes generate magnetic fields?

How AI helped uncover a new type of supernova

Astronomers detect pair of unique black hole mergers

Black hole caught snacking on star far from host galaxy’s center

Supermassive black hole seen feeding via a pair of spiral arms

Exotic Objects, Robotic Spaceflight

What a mission to a black hole could look like

Webb Telescope discovers possible direct collapse black hole in galaxy collision

Astronomers detect the most massive black hole merger ever

Galaxy cluster pileup sets record for the size of its glow

Hawking radiation

Do black holes exist forever?