This Black Hole has a Little Gas.
I’m pretty sure that everyone is (or should be) aware that there is a super-massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. In fact, every galaxy has a super-massive black hole in the center. Kind...
View ArticleBlack Hole Birth Recorded.
Los Alamos’ RAPTOR telescopes in New Mexico and Hawaii recorded the birth of a black hole on April 27. The RAPTOR (RAPid Telescopes for Optical Response) system is a network of small robotic...
View ArticleA Trio For Catching A Wave.
A trio of black holes that are orbiting each other may help scientist in their search for gravitational waves. The three closely orbiting supermassive black holes were discovered in a galaxy four...
View ArticleDoes This Make Me Look Fat?
Inquiring minds want to know…if you are a black hole that is. Scientists are quite sure why black holes get so big. As the name implies, supermassive black holes are millions of times more massive...
View ArticleA Dainty Black Hole?
We now know that there is at least one supermassive black hole in the center of every galaxy. Over years of observations, the one at the center of the Milkyway doesn’t “eat” that much. While the black...
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