Black Holes
Galaxy Bets On A Pair Of Black Holes
[/caption] About 160 million light years away in the constellation of Hydra, spiral galaxy NGC 3393 has been keeping a…
More Details on the Black Hole that Swallowed a Screaming Star
Back in June we reported on the black hole that devoured a star and then hurled the x-ray energy across…
Pardon Me, But Your Black Hole Is Leaking…
[/caption] Yes. We thought we knew everything there was to know about black holes. We know they are massive and…
Huge Reservoir of Water Discovered in Space 30 Billion Trillion Miles Away
[/caption] From a Caltech Press Release: Water really is everywhere. Two teams of astronomers, each led by scientists at the…
Turning On A Supermassive Black Hole
[/caption] ESO’s Very Large Telescope and ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray Space Observatory has just opened our eyes once again. While we…
Most Distant Quasar Opens Window Into Early Universe
[/caption]Astronomers have uncovered yet another clue in their quest to understand the Universe's early life: the most distant quasar ever…
Cygnus X-1: Blue Supergiant Pairs With Black Hole
[/caption] Discovered in 1964 during a rocket flight, Cygnus X-1 holds the record for being the strongest X-ray source seen…
Black Hole Devours Star and Hurls Energy Across 3.8 Billion Light Years
[/caption] Engaging the Hubble Space Telescope, Swift satellite and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers at the University of Warwick were…
Baby Black Holes Grew Up Fast
[/caption] For more than six weeks, the watchful eye of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory kept track of a small portion…
Nearby Galaxy Has Two Monster Black Holes
[/caption] Why does this galaxy appear to be smiling? The answer might be because it has been holding a secret…