Investigate supermassive black holes

Dive further into the objects that power quasars — supermassive black holes. One of these objects lies at the center of each galaxy, including our Milky Way. A supermassive black hole’s extreme gravity dominates everything in its neighborhood, and these effects are visible to scientists. Read about the study of supermassive black holes in these articles.

- “What makes a black hole tick” by Richard Talcott
- “What happens when black holes collide?” by Steve Nadis
- “Journey to the heart of the Milky Way” by John Dvorak
- “Exploring the galaxy-black hole connection” by Steve Nadis
- “How we know black holes exist” by Liz Kruesi

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