News tagged with black holes
Related topics: galaxies , supermassive black hole , hubble space telescope , milky way , neutron stars
Breakthrough study confirms cause of short gamma-ray bursts
A new supercomputer simulation shows the collision of two neutron stars can naturally produce the magnetic structures thought to power the high-speed particle jets associated with short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). ...
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Swift, Hubble, Chandra telescopes join forces to observe unprecedented explosion
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Swift, Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to study one of the most puzzling cosmic blasts yet observed. More than a week later, high-energy radiation ...
Apr 07, 2011 |
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SpaceMath@NASA breaks the three million download mark
The SpaceMath@NASA mathematics resource for teachers and students recently achieved a landmark number of downloads.
Apr 07, 2011 |
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UK astrophysicist wins $1.6 million religion prize
(AP) -- A British astrophysicist known for his theories on the origin and the destiny of the universe has been honored with one of the world's leading religion prizes.
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Apr 07, 2011 |
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Finding the failed supernovae
When high mass stars end their lives, they explode in monumental supernovae. But, when the most massive of these monsters die, theory has predicted that they may not even reveal as much as a whimper as their ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Integral spots matter a millisecond from doom
ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory has spotted extremely hot matter just a millisecond before it plunges into the oblivion of a black hole. But is it really doomed? These unique observations suggest that ...
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Ancient era of fast growth in supermassive black holes studied
(PhysOrg.com) -- In collaboration with an international team of astronomers, an assistant professor of physics at the University of North Texas has identified the earliest known epoch of fast growth of the supermassive black ...
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Research sheds new light on black holes
(PhysOrg.com) -- The quantum phenomenon which is thought to cause black holes to leak energy and ultimately explode is more common than first thought according to Victoria University researchers.
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Enriching the intracluster medium
(PhysOrg.com) -- Galaxies are sometimes found in large clusters with many hundreds of members. Typically there is a giant elliptical galaxy near the center; most of these ellipticals are very bright emitters ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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The 'Eye of Sauron'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Spiral galaxy NGC 4151 is dubbed the "Eye of Sauron" for its similarity to the malevolent eye in "The Lord of the Rings."
Mar 11, 2011 |
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UCL space missions get the go-ahead
University College London space scientists are involved in two out of four missions that have been selected by the European Space Agency to compete for a launch opportunity at the start of the 2020s.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Black holes: a model for superconductors?
Black holes are some of the heaviest objects in the universe. Electrons are some of the lightest. Now physicists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have shown how charged black holes can be ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
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The murmur of a monster
The Andromeda galaxy is the nearest large galaxy to our Milky Way. Like the Milky Way, it has a spiral-arm structure with a massive black hole at its nucleus. Unlike the Milky Way, however, its black hole ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Quasar's belch solves longstanding mystery (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- When two galaxies merge to form a giant, the central supermassive black hole in the new galaxy develops an insatiable appetite. However, this ferocious appetite is unsustainable.
Feb 24, 2011 |
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A wealth of molecules in an extreme galaxy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Arp 220 is the closest galaxy to the Milly Way with an extreme luminosity, defined as being more than about 300 times that of our own galaxy. Some dramatic galaxies have values of luminosity ...
Feb 21, 2011 |
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