black holes

Leo I* Supermassive Black Hole Search Method Proposed

Astrophysicists have proposed a method for observing Leo 1* - which could be the second-closest supermassive black hole to Earth, 3 million times the mass of the Sun hosted by the dwarf galaxy Leo I.

Black Widow Neutron Star Is the Heaviest Ever Seen

A condensed collapsed star has chewed up and eaten almost the total mass of its stellar companion. In so doing, it has become the heaviest neutron star observed to date.

Black Hole Information Loss Paradox May Be Nonexistent

The study outlines how interactions between particles emitted by a black hole can reveal information about what lies within, such as characteristics of the object that formed the black hole to begin with, and characteristics of the matter and energy drawn inside.

IRAS F11119+3257: A Supermassive Black Hole at Galaxy’s Center that Sucks Star-making Gas