Research highlights

Black-hole winds and compact accreting nuclei

High-resolution X-ray, optical, and radio observations compare multiphase outflow structure and resolve candidate active nuclei on scales of approximately 100 parsecs.

Side-by-side observational composites of 2MASX J13003807+5454367 and FIRST J120041.4+314745, with Chandra X-rays in red, Hubble [O III] emission in green, and Hubble stellar continuum in blue.

Observational composite · Chandra and Hubble

Watching a Black Hole Wind Grow

Chandra imaging spectroscopy and Hubble [O III] observations reveal contrasting distributions of extended photoionized gas in two luminous type 2 quasars, motivating a possible wind-driven sequence without treating it as an observed evolutionary progression.View featured result →

Artist’s depiction of two active black holes in merging galaxies.

Artist’s concept · NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

A Supermassive Black Hole Duo

Chandra, Hubble, and VLA resolve compact structures separated by approximately 100 pc in MCG-03-34-64. The observations support a candidate dual-AGN interpretation, while one active nucleus plus shocked circumnuclear gas remains viable.View featured result →