Feb 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Astronomers have been waiting decades for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which promises to peer farther into space than ever before. But if humans want to actually reach our nearest stellar neighbor, they will need to wait quite a bit longer: a...
Supermassive black hole caught hiding in a ring of cosmic dust
Feb 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) are extremely energetic sources powered by supermassive black holes and found at the centre of certain galaxies. These black holes are fed by large volumes of cosmic dust and gas. This material spirals towards the black hole and huge amounts of...