‘A paradigm change’: black hole spotted that may have been created moments after big bang

Sighting by James Webb space telescope of black hole with sparse halo of material could upend theories of the universe…

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/sep/02/primordial-black-hole-big-bang-james-webb-space-telescope

 

A star orbiting the Milky Way's black hole validates Einstein | Science News

The first sign that Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity was correct has made a repeat appearance, this time near a supermassive black hole.....
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/star-orbiting-milky-way-giant-black-hole-confirms-einstein-was-right

Inside the black hole image that made history | Sheperd Doeleman

At the center of a galaxy more than 55 million light-years away, there's a supermassive black hole with the mass of several billion suns. And now, for the first time ever, we can see it. Astrophysicist Sheperd Doeleman, head of the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, speaks with TED's Chris Anderson about the iconic, first-ever image of a black hole -- and the epic, worldwide effort involved in capturing it....
https://youtu.be/uyMtsyzXWd4

Wobbling jet stream seen flowing from black hole - CBC News

Researchers think they may have stumbled upon a clue to how new galaxies are formed after observing rapid and unexpected emissions from a massive black hole.....
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/black-hole-jet-stream-1.5118567

The first picture of a black hole made Katie Bouman an overnight celebrity. Then internet trolls descended - NBC News

The situation highlighted the vitriol that women continue to face on the internet, and the continued vulnerability of major internet platforms to trolling campaigns.....
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/first-picture-black-hole-made-katie-bouman-overnight-celebrity-then-n994081

First Image of a Black Hole!

The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration observed the supermassive black hole at the center of M87, finding the dark central shadow in accordance with General Relativity, further demonstrating the power of this 100 year-old theory. ....
https://youtu.be/S_GVbuddri8

Trump Thinks He Has 'Won' The Mueller Report

Donald Trump hasn't seen or read the Mueller report. But that won't stop him from claiming he 'won' it....
https://youtu.be/SzWZWEbxkQg

Most Massive Black Holes Ever Found in the Universe Discovered 3.5 Billion Light Years Away -- Newsweek

More than half of these "ultramassive" black holes have a mass 10 billion times greater than that of the Sun.....
http://www.newsweek.com/most-massive-black-holes-universe-discovered-35-billion-light-years-away-813517

And Now the Good News #267: A Star That Will Not Die!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyHfR8K8_bw&feature=youtu.be

Supermassive black hole discovered near heart of the Milky Way | Science | The Guardian

Astronomers find evidence of enormous black hole one hundred thousand times more massive than the sun in a gas cloud near the galaxy’s centre...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/04/supermassive-black-hole-discovered-near-heart-of-the-milky-way?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=242294&subid=22113254&CMP=GT_US_collection

In Conversation with Professor Brian Cox at National Gallery on 1st Aug 2016

Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zas--VfFdmk&feature=youtu.be

Mysteriously-aligned group of black holes points to galaxies' beginnings - CSMonitor.com

A group of supermassive black holes in a distant region of space are all shooting radio emissions in the same direction, despite having no way to transmit information. ...
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0413/Strange-alignment-A-group-of-black-holes-points-to-galaxies-beginnings