Black Holes

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Chandra finds supermassive black hole burping nearby

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How big can a black hole grow?

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NuSTAR finds clumpy doughnut around black hole

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Supermassive black hole spotted snacking on a star

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Black holes inhale vast quantities of dust and gases. Does dark matter also get consumed?

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Black hole has major flare

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A fresh perspective on an extraordinary cluster of galaxies

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Black hole is 30 times expected size

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Eleven-year cosmic search leads to black hole rethink

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Milky Way’s black hole shows signs of increased chatter

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Astronomers identify a new mid-sized black hole

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Pairs of galactic supermassive black holes five times rarer than previously thought