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Mapping monsters: Data release unveils all-sky views of supermassive black holes

Mapping monsters: Data release unveils all-sky views of supermassive black holes
Phys.org Tuesday 04 August 2026, 17:00 UTC 1 min read
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Data released by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) marks a landmark expansion in the study of accreting supermassive black holes (SMBHs). As part of the fifth generation of the survey (SDSS-V), the Black Hole Mapper (BHM) program is providing unprecedented insights into the masses, growth and physics of quasars and active galactic nuclei (AGN) across cosmic time.

Data released by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) marks a landmark expansion in the study of accreting supermassive black holes (SMBHs). As part of the fifth generation of the survey (SDSS-V), the Black Hole Mapper (BHM) program is providing unprecedented insights into the masses, growth and physics of quasars and active galactic nuclei (AGN) across cosmic time.
Data (ORG) Sloan Digital (ORG) the Black Hole Mapper (LOCATION) BHM (ORG)
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