The feeding patterns of black holes offer insight into their size, researchers report. A new study revealed that the flickering in the brightness observed in actively feeding supermassive black holes ...

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Aug. 12 (UPI) --Astronomers have finally linked the size of a supermassive black hole to the spectral patterns generated by its eating habits. Most nearby supermassive black holes are dormant. These ...

A supermassive black hole located millions of light-years away maintains a very hearty diet. The black hole is 250 million light-years from Earth, at the center of a galaxy called GSN 069. Recent ...

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The feeding patterns of black holes offer insight into their size, researchers report. A new study revealed that the flickering in the brightness observed in actively feeding ...