Black Hole

Scientists hope that the future of gravitational wave detection will allow them to directly observe a mysterious kind of black hole. Gravitational wave detectors have seen direct evidence of black holes with roughly the mass of giant stars, while the Event …

Astronomers have spotted a star speeding through our galaxy at more than 3,728,227 mph. And in 100 million years, it will leave the Milky Way for good. But where did it come from and why is it in such a hurry to leave? Astronomers using the 3.9-meter Anglo-A…

Everyone knows that the Earth revolves around the Sun, taking one year to complete a full revolution. But, the Sun is also revolving around our Milky Way galaxy, and it takes it 225 to 250 million years to complete one revolution. The Milky Way is a barred s…

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An artists impression issued by the Royal Astronomical Society of the ejection of a hyper-fast star from a black hole at the centre of the galaxy. (PA) Astronomers have sighted an ultra-fast star making its way across the universe at dizzying speed. Known a…

Ok, this post doesn’t have anything to do with boy detective Encyclopedia Brown …I just needed him for the title. In the NY Times, art critic Jason Farago argues that in order to improve the visitor experience at the Louvre, the Mona Lisa and her smile have g…

Astronomers have spotted an ultrafast star, traveling at a blistering 6 million km/h, that was ejected by the supermassive black hole at the heart at the Milky Way five million years ago.The discovery of the star, known as S5-HVS1, was made by Carnegie Mellon…

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin This simulation shows the radiation emitted from a binary black hole system. In principle, we should... have neutron star binaries, black hole binaries, and neutron st…

Dean Spanos, the Los Angeles Chargers chairman, quickly shot down a report that the NFL was ... considering moving his club to London. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) ASSOCIATED PRESS The Los Angeles Chargers are preparing for their final trip to play at the Oak…

Sixty years ago, mankind got its very first glimpse of the far side of the Moon, so called because it faces away from the Earth. (And as astronomers like Neil DeGrasse Tyson have long taken pains to point out to Pink Floyd fans, it isn't "dark.") Taken by the…