Black Holes
“Spotters Guide” for Detecting Black Hole Collisions
When it comes to the many mysteries of the Universe, a special category is reserved for black holes. Since they…
Weekly Space Hangout – Nov. 14, 2014: Holy Rosetta! We Landed on a Comet!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein) Alessondra Springmann (@sondy) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) (more…)
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Review: In “Interstellar,” Christopher Nolan Shows He Has The Right Stuff
Science fiction aficionados, take heed. The highly-anticipated movie Interstellar is sharp and gripping. Nolan and cast show in the end…
Where Have All the Pulsars Gone? The Mystery at the Center of Our Galaxy
The galactic center is a happening place, with lots of gas, dust, stars, and surprising binary stars orbiting a supermassive black…
Weekly Space Hangout – Oct. 24, 2014
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) (more…)
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept. 26, 2014: So Wait, Do Black Holes Exist or Not?!?
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) Alessondra Springmann (@sondy) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein) Jason…
There Are No Such Things As Black Holes
That's the conclusion reached by one researcher from the University of North Carolina: black holes can't exist in our Universe --…
How did Supermassive Black Holes Grow so Massive so Quickly?
Black holes one billion times the Sun’s mass or more lie at the heart of many galaxies, driving their evolution.…
Three Supermassive Black Holes Tango in a Distant Galaxy, Marking a Huge Discovery
In a galaxy four billion light-years away, three supermassive black holes are locked in a whirling embrace. It’s the tightest…
How Much of the Universe is Black Holes?
We all fear black holes, but how many of them are there out there, really? Between the stellar mass black…