News articles tagged with 'black hole' (Page 10)
Missing black hole report: Hundreds found!
— 25 Oct 2007 21:51 | AstronomyAstronomers have unmasked hundreds of black holes hiding deep inside dusty galaxies billions of light-years away. The massive, growing black holes, discovered by NASA's Spitzer and…
Heaviest stellar black hole discovered in nearby galaxy
— 17 Oct 2007 17:05 | AstronomyAstronomers have located an exceptionally massive black hole in orbit around a huge companion star. This result has intriguing implications for the evolution and ultimate fate of massive…
Satellites unveil new type of active galaxy
— 30 Jul 2007 19:21 | AstronomyAn international team of astronomers using NASA's Swift satellite and the Japanese/US Suzaku X-ray observatory has discovered a new class of active galactic nuclei (AGN). By now, you'd…
Chandra catches 'piranha' black holes
— 24 Jul 2007 20:03 | AstronomySupermassive black holes have been discovered to grow more rapidly in young galaxy clusters, according to new results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 'fast-track' supermassive…
Galaxy cluster takes it to the extreme
— 31 May 2007 07:18 | AstronomyEvidence for an awesome upheaval in a massive galaxy cluster was discovered in an image made by NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory. The origin of a bright arc of ferociously hot gas extending…