supermassive black hole

Black holes from before the Big Bang may still exist today as “cosmic fossils” | Science News

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Gaztanaga proposes a new dark matter mechanism in which relic black holes arise from a pre-big-bounce collapse stage.

New research by Professor Enrique Gaztanaga of the University of Portsmouth and the Institute of Space Sciences in Barcelona suggests that some black holes formed before the Big Bang and survived the cosmic ‘bounce’, potentially explaining dark matter, the gravitational wave background, and the early growth of supermassive black holes and galaxies. Gaztanaga proposes a … Read more

Two supermassive black holes could collide 100 years from now – and Earth will feel it

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Two large dark holes appear close together against a glowing red cosmic background.

Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission when you buy through links in our articles. A diagram showing two black holes starting to collide. |Credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY, Getty Images Astronomers may have discovered a pair of extreme light-spewing black holes spiraling toward a giant collision. Its effects may be felt in … Read more