NuSTAR Views Colliding Galaxies, Arp 299
This newly released image from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array shows two colliding galaxies, collectively called Arp 299, located 134 million light-years away. Each of…
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Astronomers Discover a Possible Distant Black Hole Merger
In a newly published study, a team of astronomers detail an unusual repeating light signal from a distant quasar that they say is most likely…
Chandra Detects Record-Breaking Outburst from Sagittarius A*
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of astronomers has detected a record-breaking outburst from a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy….
A Pulsar Orbiting a Black Hole Could be the ‘Holy Grail’ for Testing Gravity
A new study examines in what sense a neutron star-black hole binary could be the ‘holy grail’ for testing gravity. The intermittent light emitted by…
NASA’s Swift Discovers an Unusual Source of Light
Using data from NASA’s Swift satellite and observations from many other facilities, an international team of astronomers has discovered an unusual source of light in…
NASA Telescopes Reveal That Sagittarius A* May Be Producing Neutrinos
Using three NASA satellites, astronomers have revealed the first evidence that the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole (Sagittarius A*) may be producing neutrinos. The giant…
MAGIC Telescopes Observe Black Hole Gamma-Ray Lightning
Using the MAGIC telescopes at La Palma, astronomers have recorded an extreme event coming from the regions immediately surrounding a supermassive black hole located in…
Astronomers Identify Bizarre Object at the Center of the Milky Way
In a new study, astronomers reveal that the bizarre object known as G2 is most likely a pair of binary stars that had been orbiting…
Research Shows Black Holes Can Block the Formation of New Stars
A new study from Johns Hopkins University reveals that massive black holes spewing out radio-frequency-emitting particles at near-light speed can block the formation of new…
Astrophysicists Closer to Figuring Out the Mysteries of the Milky Way
Using data from the Russian spacecraft RadioAstron, astrophysicists are one step closer to figuring out the mysteries of our galaxy’s core. Is matter falling into…
Black Hole Consumes Gas 10 Times Faster Than Previously Thought Possible
In a new study, a team of astronomers reveals that the black hole known as P13 is consuming gas from a nearby star 10 times…
New Research Mathematically Proves Quantum Effects Stop the Formation of Black Holes
New research by Laura Mersini-Houghton at UNC-Chapel Hill mathematically proves that quantum effects are strong enough to stop the formation of black holes, opening up…
Hubble Reveals Smallest Known Galaxy with Supermassive Black Hole
A team of researchers has discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of ultra-compact galaxy M60-UCD1, making this galaxy the smallest ever found to…
RXTE Satellite Uncovers the Rhythm of an Unusual Black Hole
A team of astronomers has uncovered rhythmic pulsations from a rare breed of black hole in archival data from NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite….
Astronomers Accurately Measure a Black Hole in Galaxy M82
A team of astronomers from the University of Maryland has accurately measured a black hole in galaxy M82, revealing that is about 400 times the…
NuSTAR Sees Rare Event Near Supermassive Black Hole Markarian 335
NuSTAR observations reveal X-ray light streaming from regions near supermassive black hole Markarian 335. NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has captured an extreme and…
Our Universe May Have Emerged from a Black Hole in a Higher Dimensional Universe
New research from theoretical physicists at the Perimeter Institute proposes that our universe may have emerged from a black hole in a higher-dimensional universe. The…
Astronomers Measure Black Hole Spin in the Nucleus of the Galaxy NGC 1365
Using observations from NuSTAR and XMM-NEWTON, a team of astronomers examined the time-varying spectral shape of highly excited iron atoms in the nucleus of the…