Collaborate Disseminate
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three astrophysicists who made huge contributions towards our understanding of black holes. One half was presented to Roger Penrose for his proof that black holes result from general relativity, while… Continue reading 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to black hole science pioneers
The LIGO and Virgo Scientific Collaboration has detected gravitational waves coming from the most massive black hole collision that it’s ever recorded. The end result created a gargantuan black hole that belongs to a new class.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Gravitational waves signal most massive black hole collision ever recorded
Despite the name, black holes often shine very bright in the sky. That’s due to a hot, glowing ring of dust and gas that surrounds them, called the corona. Now, astronomers have been puzzled to witness a black hole’s corona suddenly vanish – and as if … Continue reading Puzzled astronomers watch a black hole vanish and reappear in a year
Astronomers have observed a bright flash of light from space, which appears to have come from a collision between two black holes. And that’s surprising, considering that black holes are famously dark objects.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTag… Continue reading Astronomers witness black hole collision give off unexpected light
Astronomers investigating gamma ray emissions have discovered that certain active galaxies seem to be giving off bursts in regular patterns. This, the team says, could be an indication of galaxies harboring two supermassive black holes in their centers… Continue reading Gamma ray patterns hint at galaxies with two supermassive black holes
In space, most orbiting objects will have circular- or elliptical-shaped orbits. But now, almost 30 years of observations has revealed that a star in the center of our galaxy orbits the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) in a rosette, or s… Continue reading Star spotted with spirograph orbit around supermassive black hole
Astronomers have found evidence of the most powerful explosion in the universe. Using data from ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescopes, the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) in Australia, and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)… Continue reading Astronomers find the most powerful explosion in the universe
“This discovery dramatically changes our view on the origin of fast-moving stars.” Continue reading This Runaway ‘Hypervelocity’ Star Was Catapulted from the Milky Way’s Disk
NGC 3079 is spitting out particles that balloon across thousands of light years in space. Continue reading NASA Captures Stunning Images of ‘Nuclear Superbubbles’ in an Alien Galaxy
Astronomers watched as a star passed within 12 billion miles of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way and reached a speed of 15 million miles per hour. Continue reading Astronomers Confirm Einstein’s Theory of Relativity By Watching a Star Orbit a Black Hole