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New Method for Researching Activity Around Quasars and Black Holes
A new method devised by a team of Chinese and US researchers could lead to accurate estimates on the masses…
Gravitational Astronomy? How Detecting Gravitational Waves Changes Everything
We’ve now had multiple detections of gravitational waves, opening up a whole new field: gravitational astronomy. We talk about the…
Black Hole Imaged For First Time By Event Horizon Telescope
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
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
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Stuart McNeill is the the Community Engagement specialist in charge of Family Programs and…
What Are Multiple Star Systems?
Not all stars are alone. Some come in pairs and more. And when there are multiple stars in a system,…
How Do Supernovae Fail?
You know what’s scarier than a supernova? A supernova that fails, imploding into a black hole, vanishing from the Universe.
What Happens When Black Holes Collide?
Black holes are the most impressive objects in the Universe, but when happens when they crash into each other is…
Have We Really Just Seen The Birth Of A Black Hole?
According to a recent study by a team from Ohio State University, astronomers may have witnessed the formation of a…
How Cold Are Black Holes?
Black holes absorb everything that falls into them, including photons of light and heat. So what does it mean to…