Black holes as particle detectors
(Phys.org) -- Previously undiscovered particles could be detected as they accumulate around black holes say Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology.
Jun 18, 2012
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Black hole masses and the evolution of galaxies
Scientists have been studying light from distant objects in the night sky for thousands of years in an effort to understand the Universe. Now European researchers have developed a novel method for estimating ...
Jun 13, 2012
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NuSTAR opens out-of-this-world view thanks to Livermore Lab technology
For astrophysicist Bill Craig and his team, NASA's NuSTAR will open up a whole new world. In fact, NuSTAR will allow them to observe a new class of objects in space, called extreme objects, which have never been seen.
Jun 13, 2012
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Successful launch for NASA's 'black hole hunter' telescope
A sophisticated orbiting telescope that uses high-energy X-ray vision to hunt for black holes in the universe launched on Wednesday after an aircraft-to-rocket takeoff, NASA said.
Jun 13, 2012
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NASA poised to launch 'black hole hunter' (Update)
NASA is poised to launch on Wednesday a sophisticated orbiting telescope that uses high-energy X-ray vision to hunt for black holes in the universe.
Jun 13, 2012
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NuSTAR to drop from plane and rocket into space
(Phys.org) -- NASA's NuSTAR mission is scheduled to launch from Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean on June 13, no earlier than 8:30 a.m. PDT (11:30 a.m. EDT). The observatory, which will hunt for ...
Jun 12, 2012
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Black hole growth found to be out of sync
(Phys.org) -- New evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory challenges prevailing ideas about how black holes grow in the centers of galaxies. Astronomers long have thought that a supermassive black hole ...
Jun 11, 2012
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NuSTAR provides new look at black holes
When NASA launches a new telescope this Wednesday that will look at black holes in ways never seen before, Georgia Tech astrophysicist David Ballantyne will be more than a curious bystander. He helped plan ...
Jun 11, 2012
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X-ray telescope to focus on hottest regions of black holes, supernovas
(Phys.org) -- NASA is scheduled to launch an orbiting X-ray satellite on Wednesday, June 13, that will open a new window on the universe, allowing scientists to probe the roiling edges of black holes, the ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Researchers suggest speedy growth of early black holes may have inhibited the growth of others
(Phys.org) -- A trio of astrophysicists is theorizing that the reason that there is not a larger variety of black hole sizes in the known universe is because those that were spawned first heated up the universe ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Spitzer telescope finds first objects burned furiously
(Phys.org) -- The faint, lumpy glow given off by the very first objects in the universe may have been detected with the best precision yet, using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. These faint objects might be ...
Jun 07, 2012
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How black holes change gear
(Phys.org) -- Black holes are extremely powerful and efficient engines that not only swallow up matter, but also return a lot of energy to the Universe in exchange for the mass they eat. When black holes attract ...
Jun 07, 2012
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Andrew Hamilton -- the man who hangs out in black holes
University of Colorado Boulder Professor Andrew Hamilton, doggedly determined to go where no man has gone before, continues to fascinate the public with his stunning and scientifically sound visualizations ...
Jun 07, 2012
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Giant black hole kicked out of home galaxy
(Phys.org) -- Astronomers have found strong evidence that a massive black hole is being ejected from its host galaxy at a speed of several million miles per hour. New observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray ...
Jun 04, 2012
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X-ray 'echoes' map a supermassive black hole's environs
(Phys.org) -- An international team of astronomers using data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) XMM-Newton satellite has identified a long-sought X-ray "echo" that promises a new way to probe supersized ...
May 31, 2012
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