News tagged with galaxy m87
Astronomers calculate mass of largest black hole yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Weighing 6.6 billion solar masses, the black hole at the center of galaxy M87 is the most massive black hole for which a precise mass has been measured. Using the Frederick C. Gillett Gemini ...
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Image: Galactic super-volcano in action
(PhysOrg.com) -- This image shows the eruption of a galactic "super-volcano" in the massive galaxy M87.
Aug 19, 2010 |
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Hubble Witnesses Spectacular Flaring in Gas Jet from M87's Black Hole
(PhysOrg.com) -- A flare-up in a jet of matter blasting from a monster black hole is giving astronomers an incredible light show.
Apr 14, 2009 |
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VLBA locates superenergetic bursts near giant black hole
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a worldwide combination of diverse telescopes, astronomers have discovered that a giant galaxy's bursts of very high energy gamma rays are coming from a region very close to the supermassive ...
Jul 02, 2009 |
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