Astronomers measure black hole’s radius of no return
At the center of most galaxies lie black holes, some of which are classed as supermassive black holes. These cosmic ...
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The death cry of a star being destroyed by a black hole
Stars suffer, too, you know. Astronomers have recently discovered a distinctive X-ray signal coming from a star on the verge ...
Cosmic wind blowing at 20,000 mph generated by black hole
[caption id="attachment_11732" align="alignnone" width="539" caption="This artist's impression of a binary system containing a stellar-mass black hole called IGR J17091. The ...
Achieving the unbelievable: taking a picture of a black hole
Black Holes are the least understood entities, so far, in the Universe. However, if there's one thing scientists know for ...
Half of supermassive black holes are surrounded by ‘dust clouds’
Black holes are perhaps the most fascinating and staggering objects in the known Universe, and we are just now beginning ...
Most distant quasar in known Universe found
Astronomers have discovered the most distant quasar known so far, dubbed ULAS J1120+0641, powered by a supermassive black hole with a ...
Dormant Supermassive black hole arises stronger than ever
It's still unclear if it was all about a stellar meal or if it was simply gas, or some other ...
Black hole in Dragon’s belly swallows star and everything goes nutty from here
The Draco constellation (which ...
Previously unseen huge structure located within our galaxy
Researchers have confirmed the presence of a previously undiscovered structure located in the center of the Milky Way, a discovery ...
Nasa’s picture of the day
This is a wicked one for sure! Basically, nobody really knows what's going on there, except for the fact that ...
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