13 August 2026
Astronomy Now
  • Home
  • The Magazine
    • About
    • Current Issue
    • Subscribe
    • Renew Subscription
  • AstroFest 2026
  • News
  • Observing
    • UK Sky Chart
    • Almanac
    • Scope Calc
    • DSLR Calc
  • Reviews
    • Equipment
    • Book Reviews
  • Spaceflight Now
  • Shop
  • Contact Us
    • Subscriptions
    • Your Views
    • Ask Astronomy Now
    • Editorial
    • Advertising
    • AstroListings
Latest News
  • [ 7 August 2026 ] How to observe the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse Eclipse
  • [ 5 August 2026 ] Falcon 9 lunar impact: More than a new crater News
  • [ 25 July 2026 ] Euclid opens a new window on the first billion years of cosmic history News
  • [ 10 June 2026 ] Caught in the act: the wind that could kill a galaxy News
  • [ 4 June 2026 ] Europe’s Mars rover may land in the remains of a vast ancient water system News
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

supermassive black hole binaries

News

Best evidence yet for second supermassive black hole orbiting more massive companion

7 June 2023 Astronomy Now

Emissions from a supermassive black hole orbiting a much more massive hole at the heart of a brilliant quasar have finally been detected.

Picture This

The light-bending dance of binary black holes captured in mesmerising animation

21 April 2021 Astronomy Now

Using a supercomputer, researchers modelled the light-bending spectacle of two supermassive black holes locked in a space-warping gravitational dance.

News

Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy mergers

6 April 2016 Astronomy Now

New results from NANOGrav — the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves — establish astrophysically significant limits in the search for low-frequency gravitational waves. This result provides insight into how often galaxies merge and how those merging galaxies evolve over time.

Latest Issue

Astronomy Now Newsletter

Get the wonders of the Universe delivered to your inbox.
* indicates required
Which elements of Astronomy interest you?

News Headlines

  • How to observe the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse
    7 August 2026
  • Falcon 9 lunar impact: More than a new crater
    5 August 2026
  • Euclid opens a new window on the first billion years of cosmic history
    25 July 2026
  • Caught in the act: the wind that could kill a galaxy
    10 June 2026
  • Europe’s Mars rover may land in the remains of a vast ancient water system
    4 June 2026

© 2026 Nebula Press Ltd

Astronomy Now