In the realm of general relativity, black holes are well-known for their ability to trap light and matter by bending ...

Ansky, a once-dormant black hole, is now emitting powerful X-ray bursts, giving scientists a rare chance to study its ...

"This pushes our models to their limits and challenges our existing ideas about how these X-ray flashes are being generated." ...

A mysterious black hole in a distant galaxy just woke up after decades of silence—and it’s putting on a cosmic light show! ESA’s XMM-Newton and other X-ray telescopes are capturing massive bursts of ...

A distant galaxy that lay quiet for decades has suddenly stirred, lighting up in dramatic bursts that have caught astronomers ...

This offered a unique opportunity: It became possible to monitor a feasting and erupting supermassive black hole in real time. "The bursts of X-rays from Ansky are ten times longer and ten times ...

But since 2024, that black hole the astronomers nicknamed “Ansky” started producing X-ray bursts at regular intervals — almost as if Ansky was stretching, then going back to sleep for a bit, according ...

"This rare event provides an opportunity for astronomers to observe a black hole's behavior in real time," said astronomer Lorena Hernández-García.

Scientists Stunned As 'Sleeping' Black Hole Wakes Up And Starts Shooting The Most Powerful X-Ray Blasts Ever Black holes have always been an intriguing object for astronomers to observe in space.

This artist’s impression illustrates the mechanism that could be at the origin of the powerful bursts of X-ray light seen from a newly awakened black hole named Ansky. ESA; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...

"This rare event provides an opportunity for astronomers to observe a black hole's behavior in real time, using X-ray space telescopes XMM-Newton and NASA's NICER, Chandra and Swift. This ...