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Pockets of Calm Protect Molecules around a Supermassive Black Hole

Posted on February 26, 2015March 28, 2017

ALMA finds pockets of complex organic molecules around supermassive black hole.

Artist impression of the central region of NGC 1266.

‘Perfect Storm’ Quenching Star Formation around a Supermassive Black Hole

Posted on December 4, 2014March 28, 2017

Turbulence from a black hole in a nearby lenticular galaxy is squelching star formation.

Dwarf Galaxies Give Clues to Origin of Supermassive Black Holes

Posted on January 6, 2014March 22, 2017

Astronomers have found more than 100 small, dwarf galaxies with characteristics indicating that they harbor massive black holes feeding on surrounding gas.

ALMA Observes Two Supermassive Black Holes

Posted on October 21, 2013April 6, 2017

Two teams of researchers using the ALMA telescope have made remarkably detailed observations of supermassive black holes caught in the act of ingesting matter and converting it into powerful jets of particles and energy.

Illustration of a pulsar inside the magnetic field around a black hole.

Newly Found Pulsar Helps Astronomers Explore Milky Way’s Mysterious Core

Posted on August 14, 2013November 20, 2019

Astronomers have made an important measurement of the magnetic field emanating from a swirling disk of material surrounding the black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy.

A combined ALMA and VLA image of the galactic center

ALMA Sees Stars Forming Near Galaxy Core

Posted on April 4, 2013November 27, 2019

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array have discovered signs of star formation perilously close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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