X-Ray Astronomy
Intriguing X-Ray Signal Might be Dark Matter Candidate
Could a strange X-ray signal coming from the Perseus galaxy cluster be a hint of the elusive dark matter in…
Amazing New X-Ray Image of the Whirlpool Galaxy Shows it is Dotted with Black Holes
In any galaxy there are hundreds of X-ray binaries: systems consisting of a black hole capturing and heating material from…
Dense Gas Clouds Blot The View Of Supermassive Black Holes
Gas around supermassive black holes tends to clump into immense clouds, periodically blocking the view of these huge X-ray sources…
Stars Boil Before They Blow Up, Says NuSTAR
Supernovas are some of the most energetic and powerful events in the observable Universe. Briefly outshining entire galaxies, they are…
New Findings from NuSTAR: A New X-Ray View of the “Hand of God” and More
One star player in this week’s findings out of the 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society has been the…
Chandra’s Verdict on the Demise of a Star: “Death by Black Hole”
This week, astronomers announced the detection of a rare event, a star being torn to shreds by a massive black…
Rare White Dwarf Systems Do A Doubletake
For those of us who remain forever fascinated by astronomy, nothing could spark our imaginations more than a cosmic curiosity.…
‘Light Echos’ Reveal Old, Bright Outbursts Near Milky Way’s Black Hole
How's that for a beacon? NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has tracked down evidence of at least a couple of past…
This Neutron Star Behaves Just Like The Hulk
When Bruce Banner gets angry, he gets big and green and strong and well, vengeful. The Hulk is the stuff…
Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole is a Sloppy Eater
Like most galaxies, our Milky Way has a dark monster in its middle: an enormous black hole with the mass…