X-Ray Astronomy
Eccentric Binary Creates Dual Gamma-Ray Flares
[/caption] It's a gamma-ray flare - the most extreme form of light so far known. So, what could top it?…
Neutron Star Burps Up Stellar Gas
During a routine twelve and a half hour observation of star system IGR J18410-0535, the XMM-Newton caught an event that…
Cygnus X-1: Blue Supergiant Pairs With Black Hole
[/caption] Discovered in 1964 during a rocket flight, Cygnus X-1 holds the record for being the strongest X-ray source seen…
Black Hole Devours Star and Hurls Energy Across 3.8 Billion Light Years
[/caption] Engaging the Hubble Space Telescope, Swift satellite and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers at the University of Warwick were…
Baby Black Holes Grew Up Fast
[/caption] For more than six weeks, the watchful eye of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory kept track of a small portion…
Australian Student Uncovers the Universe’s Missing Mass
[/caption] Not since the work of Fritz Zwicky has the astronomy world been so excited about the missing mass of…
Perseus Cluster Thicker Around the Middle Than Thought
[/caption] The Japanese Suzaku X-ray telescope has just taken a close look at the Perseus galaxy cluster, and revealed it's…
Star Birth and Death in the Andromeda Galaxy
[/caption] To the naked eye, the Andromeda galaxy appears as a smudge of light in the night sky. But to…