Astronomers Prove the Existence of a “Gravitational Vortex” Around a Black Hole
Using data from XMM-Newton and NuSTAR, astronomers have proved the existence of a “gravitational vortex” around a black hole. This new discovery, aided by NASA’s…
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XMM-Newton Reveals the First ‘Wind Nebula’ Around a Magnetar
Using the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory, a team of astronomers has discovered a vast cloud of high-energy particles around a rare ultra-magnetic neutron star for the…
Chandra Observations Show Solar Storms Trigger Jupiter’s ‘Northern Lights’
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, astronomers show that solar storms trigger Jupiter’s intense ‘Northern Lights’ by generating a new X-ray aurora that is…
XMM-Newton Reveals High-Speed Winds Around a Supermassive Black Hole
ESA’s XMM-Newton reveals that winds around a supermassive black hole located 800 million light-years from Earth are moving at 23,000–33,000 km/s, about 10% the speed…
Astronomers Use Galaxy Clusters to Shed Light on the Universe’s Dark Side
Astronomers hope that by studying the properties of galaxy clusters at different stages in the history of the Universe they can shed light on the…
ASASSN-14li Provides an Excellent Opportunity to Study the Environment around a Black Hole
Using three X-ray telescopes, astronomers have witnessed stellar debris being blown away after a black hole destroyed the star. This event, dubbed ASASSN-14li, is located…
Sagittarius A* Shows Signs of Increased X-Ray Activity
The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole has revealed some unusual activity, showing an increase in X-ray flares that coincided with the close passage of the…
UMD Astronomers Discover a New Mid-size Black Hole in NGC 1313
In a newly published study, astronomers reveal evidence for a new intermediate-mass black hole about 5,000 times the mass of the sun. Nearly all black…
XMM-Newton Views Turbulent Events at the Center of the Milky Way
Using the XMM-Newton X-ray Satellite, astronomers from the Max Planck Institute observe the events around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way….
XMM-Newton Views Born-Again Planetary Nebula Abell 78
This newly released image from the XMM-Newton satellite shows Abell 78 – the second born-again planetary nebula discovered. Beneath the vivid hues of this eye-shaped…
NuSTAR and XMM-Newton Telescopes Give Shape to Black Hole Winds
Using NASA’s NuSTAR and ESA’s XMM-Newton telescopes astronomers have measured the strength of ultra-fast winds from a supermassive black hole, proving that the winds are…
The Most Complete and Detailed X-Ray View of Puppis A
This new image of supernova remnant Puppis A includes data from Chandra and XMM-Newton and is the most complete and detailed X-ray view to date,…
The Destructive Results of a Mighty Supernova Explosion
This composite image shows the remnant of a supernova that would have been witnessed on Earth 3,700 years ago. This image from the Chandra X-Ray…
Astronomers Discover Mysterious X-Ray Signal in Perseus Galaxy Cluster
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton, a new study of the Perseus galaxy cluster has revealed a mysterious X-ray signal. A…
Spitzer Views Star-Forming Region ON2
This newly released image combines X-ray coverage from ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory with an infrared view from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to show the star-forming…
Galaxy X-Rays Could Emanate From Dark Matter Particles
Two new studies report that x-rays emanating from the hearts of nearby galaxies and galaxy clusters could be signs of particles of dark matter decaying…
Astronomers Measure Distant Black Hole’s Spin
Using data from Chandra and XMM-Newton, astronomers directly measured the spin of a supermassive black hole in a quasar that is located 6 billion light…
Astronomers View Eclipsing Double White Dwarf System
Astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton telescope present optical and X-ray observations of two tidally distorted, extremely low-mass white dwarfs (WDs) with…
