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Black holes at the centers of galaxies

ULAS J1120+0641 - the most distant quasar - its light reaches us as seen 770 million years after the Big Bang. Figure: ESO

The most distant quasar to date has been discovered

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Supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Photo: Chandra Space Telescope

Spectacular images: the universe in X-rays

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A quasar acts as a gravitational lens. Illustration: Caltech

Astronomers have discovered an unusual cosmic lens

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An active galactic nucleus. Image: NASA

The bombardment of galactic cores by gas clouds causes their illumination

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Prof. Donald Linden-Bell

Astrophysicist Donald Linden-Bell will receive an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University

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Galaxies collide. NASA illustration

Swift confirmed: super active black holes are those created by merging galaxies

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Marked with a white circle is the black hole at the center of the galaxy, and in red - the black hole kicked out of it. Illustration: Marian Heide and NASA

A black hole is kicked out of its galaxy

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time travel. Illustration: shutterstock

Hawking: Time travel is possible but only into the future

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A galaxy collision restarts a black hole

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Quasars - very far away and terrifyingly powerful

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Japan has launched a satellite that will study the massive black holes at the centers of galaxies

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Black holes regulate the growth of galaxies

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The dust has been removed from the black hole at the center of our galaxy

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The bass sounds of black holes

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A collaboration between Chandra and Hubble resulted in the discovery of a massive black hole

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Holes in theory - and in reality

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