Black Hole

You don’t usually think of a supermassive black hole as something that can go unnoticed, but many of these interstellar monsters are quite placid. For instance, Sagittarius A* (pronounced “Sagittarius A Star”) in the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. It’s u…

What made the black hole turn bright so suddenly? (Getty) The supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy suddenly glowed far, far brighter than normal - becoming 75 times more luminescent - before going back to normal. Scientists are trying to figur…

The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy has become unexpectedly active, with astronomers generally puzzled as to why Sagittarius A* has suddenly lit up with extreme brightness. Almost 26,000 light years from Earth, Sagittarius A* – or Sgr A* –…

There's a galaxy not too far from our own that astronomers were very sure was shaped like an "X," at least from the perspective of radio telescopes. But a new, clearer radio telescope image shows that the galaxy looks more like a stretched-out blob. That ima…

If contemplating the vast size of astronomical objects makes you feel rather puny and insignificant, then this new discovery will make you feel positively infinitesimal. Its almost impossible to imagine an object this large: a super massive black hole thats …

Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered evidence for the most distant “cloaked” black hole found to date and at only roughly six percent of the universe’s current age, it is the first sign of a black hole concealed by gas at such an…

NASA has announced that astronomers have discovered evidence of the farthest “cloaked” black hole that has been discovered so far. The discovery was made using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The astronomers have pegged the cloaked black hole at only 6% of the…

The 25 pictures in a cluster foxer are arranged in 5 discretely/discreetly themed clusters. Pictures in a particular cluster must be cardinally contiguous to be valid. For example, A1, B1, C1, D1, D2 is a possible cluster, unlike A2, B2, C2, D2, E3. To fully …

Patagonia–also affectionately known as Patagucci round these parts–has quite a reputation when it comes to the production of their stylish outerwear, workwear, jackets, down, flannels and, well, everything else they make. The point being, they make functional…

Gravitational wave researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new model that could help astronomers track down the origin of heavy black hole systems in the Universe. Black holes are formed following the collapse of stars and possibly super…