AGN
Bright Blazar’s Emission Defies Explanations
When it comes to sheer wattage, blazars definitely rule. As the brightest of active galactic nuclei, these sources of extreme…
New Research Sheds Light On Black Hole Growth
In a new study led by University of Central Lancashire astronomer Dr. Victor Debattista, researchers are looking into the mystery…
A Star’s Dying Scream May Be a Beacon for Physics
When a star suffered an untimely demise at the hands of a hidden black hole, astronomers detected its doleful, ululating…
Dodging Black Hole Bullets
[/caption] In mid-2009 a binary star system cataloged as H H1743–322 shot off something very unusual. Poised about 28,000 light…
First Look at a Black Hole’s Feast
A true heart of darkness lies at the center of our galaxy: Sagittarius A* (pronounced "A-star") is a supermassive black…
Hubble Telescope Directly Observes Quasar Accretion Disc Surrounding Black Hole
[/caption] Thanks to the magic of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, a team of international astronomers have made an incredible…
AGNs As A New Standard Candle?
[/caption] Nope. A standard candle isn't the same red, green, blue, yellow and omni-present pink wax sticks that decorate your…
J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets!
[/caption] It seems oddly appropriate to be writing about astrophysical jets on Thanksgiving Day, when the New York football Jets…
Supermassive Black Holes Spinning Backwards Create Death Ray Jets?
[/caption] Why do some of the supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei create back-to-back jets that can vaporize entire…