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    • Exotic "prime numbers" inside black holes? Physicists explore a strange link between black holes and mathematics

      Scientists found exotic prime numbers may play a role in black hole physics, revealing a surprising connection between number theory and the extreme environments of the universe.

    • Astronomers stunned as black hole "ID830" grows 13 times faster than expected cosmic speed limit, defying physics

      Astronomers have discovered a black hole in the early universe, ID830, growing thirteen times faster than physics allows, defying cosmic rules and challenging long-held theories of black hole evolution.

    • How do black holes “Eat” stars? Science explained for kids

      Black holes are powerful space objects that can pull in nearby stars. But how does this really happen? In this kid-friendly science explainer, learn how black holes stretch, heat and slowly “eat” stars.

    • NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals black hole feeding frenzy in early universe

      James Webb uncovers how early black holes grew unusually fast. New simulations reveal intense feeding frenzies that may explain mysterious giant black holes forming soon after the Big Bang.

    • A supermassive black hole reawakens after 100-million-years like a cosmic volcano in distant universe

      Scientists observed a supermassive black hole awaken after 100 million years, launching plasma jets across a million light-years like a cosmic volcano, revealing secrets of dormant black hole behavior.

    • ‘Death by a thousand cuts’: How a black hole slowly killed a giant galaxy? Webb Telescope has an answer

      The galaxy appears to have stopped forming new stars around 400 million years ago. Instead of glowing with newborn stars, it looks dormant and subdued for its era.

    • NASA’s IXPE mission solves decades-old mystery behind Black Hole jets

      NASA’s IXPE mission has solved a long-standing mystery by revealing how black hole jets generate X-rays, using the longest polarised X-ray observation ever conducted.

    • Dusty clouds survived extreme tidal forces close to Sagittarius A star

      Unexpectedly resilient dusty structures circling Sagittarius A* are now confirmed to contain stars, overturning theories about object survival in extreme black hole environments.

    • NASA’s Best: 10 mesmerising images of the day from November 2025

      Explore 10 mesmerising NASA images captured in November 2025, showcasing dramatic cosmic vistas, planetary close-ups and rare celestial events that reveal the beauty, scale and mystery of our ever-changing universe.

    • Scientists discovered a red giant star orbiting black hole in the Gaia BH2 system

      Red giant star in Gaia BH2 shows starquakes revealing its hidden history. Study challenges assumptions about chemical age and informs black hole companion research.

    • Scientists solved the mystery of ‘forbidden’ black hole merger

      Astronomers reveal how two “forbidden” massive black holes merged, solving a cosmic mystery and refining stellar evolution and gravitational-wave models.

    • Black hole pairings reveal turbulent origins and unusual motion

      Two newly detected black hole mergers by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA reveal rare spins and opposing orbits, reshaping theories of cosmic evolution.

    • From the beautiful Butterfly Nebula to the dazzling Horsehead Nebula: NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Week

      NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Week showcases stunning images, from the vibrant Butterfly Nebula to the iconic Horsehead Nebula, revealing the universe’s beauty and the fascinating process of planet formation.

    • IIT Guwahati, ISRO and Israeli team detect rare X-ray flickers from distant black hole

      The black hole, called GRS 1915+105, lies nearly 28,000 light-years away. Using India’s AstroSat observatory, researchers spotted alternating bright and dim X-ray phases.

    • Hidden 'ice cube' clouds spotted near Milky Way core, indicating recent black hole blast

      Astronomers using the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia have spotted massive clouds of cold hydrogen gas hiding within the Fermi bubbles.

    • Astronomers witness giant galaxy ‘turn on lights’ and awaken from 20-year slumber in real time

      The light was coming from SDSS1335+0728, a modest spiral galaxy. This galaxy had been quiet for more than two decades.

    • Hubble celebrates 35 years by revisiting the magnificent Sombrero Galaxy in a new image

      The Sombrero Galaxy, also called Messier 104, sits around 31 million light-years away. It’s located in the direction of the constellation Virgo.

    • Dormant black hole comes alive and spews explosive energy that stuns scientists

      In a galaxy 300 million light-years away from Earth, a once-quiet black hole has woken up.

    • A new space mystery? Astronomers detect a strange cosmic blast in space that could be a new phenomenon

      Astronomers are baffled by EP240408a, a rare cosmic explosion that defies explanation, sparking theories of a black hole and white dwarf collision or a new, unknown phenomenon.

    • Astronomers spot a mysterious object colliding with supermassive black hole jet in a distant galaxy

      Astronomers discover unique collision between black hole jet and unidentified object in Centaurus A galaxy, shedding new light on cosmic dynamics.

    • Fluffy disk of gas feasted by supermassive black hole, know what scientist says

      A supermassive blackhole feasted on the fluffy disk of swirling gas, these disks are the remains of the shredded and trapped stars. These supermassive black holes have mass millions and billions of times heavier than of our Sun.

    • What's inside a black hole? NASA's simulation may throw some light

      National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has produced an immersive visualization on a supercomputer through which viewers can jump into the event horizon, which is known as the black hole’s point of no return, the US space agency said on May 6

    • XPoSat launch: 5 key things about ISRO's bid to unravel black hole mystery

      India has now become the second country after the US to have such a specialised “observatory” of this kind to study black holes. ISRO spent Rs 250 crore (approximately $30 million) on the XPoSat satellite

    • Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470 million years after the Big Bang

      Given the universe is 13.7 billion years old, that puts the age of this black hole at 13.2 billion years.

    • Astronomers find a black hole in our cosmic backyard

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