Tag: stellar-mass black holes
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Born In Brightness, Leading To Darkness: A Window Into Black Hole Births
Introduction: From Blinding Light to Invisible Gravity The birth of a black hole is not a silent event. In the cosmos, some of the most dramatic beginnings begin with a blaze of brightness that outshines entire galaxies for moments seconds and minutes. In Kyoto, Japan, researchers are peeling back the layers of this paradox: how…
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Stellar-mass black holes at galactic centers: new hints from distant galaxies
New hints about stellar-mass black holes at galactic centers For decades, astronomers have known that almost every galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole at its core. Now, a growing body of theoretical and observational work suggests there could also be a hidden population of stellar-mass black holes in some galactic centers, particularly in distant galaxies…