black holes

Will crullers around black holes dance?

Adapted from a release by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
March 29, 2022

Shining doughnut-like structures come from the radiation of the accretion flow around the black hole.

Extraordinary black hole found in neighboring galaxy

Lisa Potter
research communications, University of Utah Communications
January 24, 2022

It is one of the only confirmed intermediate-mass black holes, an object that has long been sought by astronomers.

Illustration of the telescope. A honeycombed-shaped golden mirror sits on top of a pink silver sun shield below floating in space.

Watch launch of biggest, most powerful telescope

Lisa Potter
research communications, University of Utah Communications
December 23, 2021

U astronomer Anil Seth explains why the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope was a cosmically huge deal.

A headshot of Anil Seth, wearing glasses and a collared shirt, in front of a photo from a space telescope that shows millions of stars.

Black holes and humankind

Lisa Potter
research communications specialist, University of Utah Communications Office
March 18, 2021

Learn how understanding black holes can help us understand ourselves.