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Nevertheless, Zavala pointed out that GHZ2 does not exhibit certain classic indicators of active galactic nucleus activity, implying that star formation might primarily fuel the galaxy, potentially via supermassive stars with masses significantly exceeding that of the sun, or through atypical star formation processes. (Image: Royal Astronomical Society)

Astronomers may have found the most distant supermassive black hole using the James Webb Space Telescope

November 26, 2025 9:03 am

Since its discovery in 2022, the GHZ2 galaxy has garnered attention from astronomers due to its unique spectrum featuring intense "emission lines" that are indicative of energised atoms.

This black hole has been dormant for the last 20 years.

Scientists stumble across a massive black hole that woke up from slumber after 20 years

May 29, 2025 9:42 am

Located in the SDSS1335+0728 galaxy, which is around 300 million light years away, the massive black hole has been feeding on the gas around it, causing the galaxy to become one with an active galactic nucleus (AGN).

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Meet Black Hole Finder, an app that lets you help scientists explore the universe’s darkest secrets

August 21, 2024 8:08 am

Black Hole Finder lets you join scientists on their quest to find potential black holes across the universe.

GMRT teams up with world telescopes to decipher behaviour of monster blackhole

October 13, 2022 8:58 am

Called a monster blackhole, it is known to prevent the formation of new stars inside elliptical galaxies. The said blackhole was hosted in a galaxy named RAD12, newly discovered by RAD@home Citizen Science Research Collaboratory.

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First black hole image: Here are five things that we learnt

April 12, 2019 4:09 pm

Space scientists unveiled the first-ever photograph of a black hole taken from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project earlier this week. The photograph shows the black hole that is located at Messier 87 (M87) galaxy, which is some 55 million light-years away from here.

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Black hole event horizon: Here is what it looks like

April 11, 2019 7:52 am

Black Hole Event Horizon: The first photo looks like a "ring of light surrounding a dark circle deep in the heart of the galaxy known as Messier 87, some 55 million light-years away from here, resembled the Eye of Sauron", the New York Times reported.