Researchers said on Thursday that they had discovered twin-lobed radio jets they suspect were formed when the universe was ...

"Interestingly, the quasar powering this massive radio jet does not have an extreme black hole mass compared to other quasars ...

Black holes can actively regulate the material they consume, using powerful jets of gas blasted into space, according to a ...

Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have led an international team of astronomers that has ...

"It's only because this object is so extreme that we can observe it from Earth, even though it's really far away," Anniek ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Astronomers have detected the largest black hole-launched jet ever seen in the early universe.

An illustration of the largest radio jet ever seen in the early universe twice as long as the Milky Way. | Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick Astronomers have detected the largest black hole ...

Supermassive black holes can fuel their own growth by cooling and recycling gas, creating a continuous cycle of feeding and ...

These jets become elusive the farther back in time astronomers try to look because of the so-called cosmic microwave ...

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals how black holes sustain themselves by cooling surrounding gas and creating a self-feeding cycle. Discover the role of jets, gas filaments, and the latest ...