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Supermassive black holes

South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s

Maverick Life

South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s

By Jacinta Delhaize

SA-led study illuminates the massive suppers of supermassive black holes

South Africa

SA-led study illuminates the massive suppers of supermassive black holes

By Tiara Walters

How we captured first image of the supermassive black hole at centre of the Milky Way

Magazine

How we captured first image of the supermassive black hole at centre of the Milky Way

By Derek Ward-Thompson

Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones

Magazine

Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones

By Jessica Thorne and Sabine Bellstedt

Curious Kids: how are galaxies formed?

Magazine

Curious Kids: how are galaxies formed?

By Jacco van Loon