InStarts With A Bang!byEthan SiegelWhat was it like when supermassive black holes arose?As early as we’ve been able to identify them, the youngest galaxies seem to have large supermassive black holes. Here’s how they were made.Jan 51
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan SiegelMerging supermassive black holes emit the most energy of allWhen supermassive black holes merge, they emit more energy than anything else to occur in our Universe except the Big Bang.Mar 22, 20237
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan SiegelMeet the most supermassive pair of black holes ever foundBinary black holes eventually inspiral and merge. That’s why the OJ 287 system is destined for the most energetic event in history.Dec 13, 20211Dec 13, 20211
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan Siegel‘Direct Collapse’ Black Holes May Explain Our Universe’s Mysterious QuasarsHow did black holes get so supermassive so fast? Astrophysics may be about to find out, thanks to three big 2017 discoveries.Jan 2, 20186Jan 2, 20186
Michael MeheriukBlack Holes on the RiseThe masses of the greatest supermassive black holes in the universe are predicted by a new studyJun 26, 2023Jun 26, 2023
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan SiegelWhat was it like when supermassive black holes arose?As early as we’ve been able to identify them, the youngest galaxies seem to have large supermassive black holes. Here’s how they were made.Jan 51
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan SiegelMerging supermassive black holes emit the most energy of allWhen supermassive black holes merge, they emit more energy than anything else to occur in our Universe except the Big Bang.Mar 22, 20237
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan SiegelMeet the most supermassive pair of black holes ever foundBinary black holes eventually inspiral and merge. That’s why the OJ 287 system is destined for the most energetic event in history.Dec 13, 20211
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan Siegel‘Direct Collapse’ Black Holes May Explain Our Universe’s Mysterious QuasarsHow did black holes get so supermassive so fast? Astrophysics may be about to find out, thanks to three big 2017 discoveries.Jan 2, 20186
Michael MeheriukBlack Holes on the RiseThe masses of the greatest supermassive black holes in the universe are predicted by a new studyJun 26, 2023
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan SiegelRunaway supermassive black hole caught by HubbleSpeeding through the Universe and leaving a wake of new stars, this runaway supermassive black hole is likely the first among thousands.Mar 28, 20232
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan SiegelMystery of the first supermassive black holes solved at last!Such massive, early supermassive black holes have puzzled astronomers for decades. At last, we’ve finally figured out how they form.Jul 14, 20226
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan SiegelDid the Milky Way lose its black hole?At four million solar masses, the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is quite small for a galaxy its size. Did we lose the original?May 25, 20225
