X-Ray Astronomy
NASA’s Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer Retires
[/caption] For more than 16 years, 2,200 papers in refereed journals, 92 doctoral theses, and more than 1,000 rapid notifications…
X-rays Unwrap a Poky Little Pulsar
[/caption] For the first time astronomers have located a pulsar – the super-dense, spinning remains of a star – nestled…
In The Still Of The Night… Listening To The “Heartbeat” Of A Tiny Black Hole
[/caption] Is everything quiet in deep space? Not hardly. It's a place jammed with noises of all kinds. So much…
Tarantula Nebula Is Growing!
Don't like spiders? Well, here's one that will grow on you! Located about 160,000 light years in the web of…
New NASA Mission Hunts Down Zombie Stars
[/caption] Neutron stars have been classed as "undead"... real zombie stars. Even though technically defunct, the neutron star continues to…
Galaxy Interactions Could Cause Overweight Black Holes
[/caption] Yep. It's true. Almost all galaxies are guilty of having a supermassive black hole in their centers. Some even…
ROSAT – Fiery Debris To Rain From The Sky
[/caption] The recent re-entry of the UARS satellite was not the end of falling satellite debris, as the German ROSAT…
Looking Into The Eye Of A Monster – Active Galaxy Markarian 509
[/caption] "The world is a vampire, sent to drain... Secret destroyers, hold you up to the flames..." Ah, yes. It's…
Even Small Galaxies Can Have Big Black Holes
[/caption] The Hubble Space Telescope has done it again. By utilizing a slitless grism, the Wide Field Camera 3 has…
Stellar X-Rays Strip Planet To Bare Bones
[/caption] Some 880 light years away, a star named CoRoT-2a is busy decimating one of its planets - CoRoT-2b. Orbiting…