Black Holes
What Would the View Be Like From Within a Black Hole?
[/caption] If you fell into a black hole, would you be engulfed in darkness? Could you see out beyond the…
Don’t ‘Supermassive’ Me: Black Holes Regulate Their Own Mass
Stellar-mass black holes, between 7 and 25 times the Sun’s mass, are called “micro-quasars" when they spawn powerful jets of particles and radiation,…
Astronomers Detect Two Black Holes in a Cosmic Dance
Paired black holes are theorized to be common, but have escaped detection -- until now. Astronomers Todd Boroson and Tod Lauer, from…
Is There a Mysterious Black Hole Constant?
[/caption]If you found yourself in the unfortunate situation of orbiting a black hole, you may be in for a rather…
NuSTAR Will Ride Pegasus XL to Orbit
[/caption] NASA announced today Orbital Sciences Corporation will launch the first high energy X-ray telescope, NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array)…
A Disturbance in the Force in Centaurus A
[/caption] There are some interesting dynamics going on with Centaurus A, an elliptical galaxy about 13 million light-years away. This…
Zoom 13 Million Light-years to See Heart of Active Galaxy
[/caption] Using data from the Very Large Telescope's powerful near-infrared eyes, astronomers have created a movie that takes you across…
Which Comes First: Galaxy or Black Hole?
[/caption] Do galaxies form first and then a black hole springs up in the center, or possibly, do galaxies form…
With No Smoke or Mirrors, Spacecraft Hunts for Active Galaxies with Central Black Holes
[/caption] NASA's Swift spacecraft is designed to hunt for gamma-ray bursts. But in the time between these almost-daily cosmic explosions,…
AAS Session 328: Black Holes I, January 6th
The debate of whether or not a supermassive black hole (SMBH) was kicked out of the centre of a galaxy…