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Here’s Something Strange, the Afterglow From Last Year’s Kilonova is Continuing to Brighten

22 Jan , 2018 by

Contrary to what was expected, a team of astronomers has discovered that kilonova event has been brightening ever since it first appeared

A Black Hole is Pushing the Stars Around in this Globular Cluster

19 Jan , 2018 by

An international team of astronomers recently made the first-ever observation of a black hole in a nearby globular cluster

Astronomers Figure Out How Black Holes Can Blast Out Relativistic Jets of Material Across Light Years of Space

12 Jan , 2018 by

Thanks to a recent study by an international team of researchers, scientists now know why rapidly-spinning black holes blast out jets of charged particles.

Kilonova Neutron Star Collision Probably Left Behind a Black Hole

19 Dec , 2017 by

According to a new study, the recent merger of two neutron stars (which was detected thanks to the gravitational waves it created) most likely led to the creation of a black hole.

New Method for Researching Activity Around Quasars and Black Holes

1 Nov , 2017 by

A new method devised by a team of Chinese and US researchers could lead to accurate estimates on the masses of supermassive black holes.
Is This The Future?

Gravitational Astronomy? How Detecting Gravitational Waves Changes Everything

18 Jun , 2017 by

We’ve now had multiple detections of gravitational waves, opening up a whole new field: gravitational astronomy. We talk about the detections made so far, and how we can see the Universe in a whole new way.

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Illustration of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF

Black Hole Imaged For First Time By Event Horizon Telescope

15 Apr , 2017 by

Thanks to an international effort and multiple radio telescopes, astronomers have visualized an event horizon for the first time.

Watch Stars Orbit The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

24 Mar , 2017 by

Watch several dozen stars in the center of our galaxy circle a massive, black “nothing.”

Weekly Space Hangout – Mar 17, 2017: Stuart McNeill of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

17 Mar , 2017 by

Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Stuart McNeill is the the Community Engagement specialist in charge of Family Programs and Demonstrations at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Check out their membership site here. Guests: Kimberly Cartier ( KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier ) Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Their stories this week: The original […]

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What Are Multiple Star Systems?

What Are Multiple Star Systems?

29 Nov , 2016 by

Not all stars are alone. Some come in pairs and more. And when there are multiple stars in a system, watch the cosmic sparks fly.

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