Astronomers discover monster black hole devouring matter at a ‘phenomenal rate,’ researchers say
Earlier this month, a team of US National Science Foundation NOIRLab astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole, called ...
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Habitability Of Exoplanets Studied By NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory
The Chandra X-ray Telescope is investigating the habitability of exoplanets. NASA explains. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...
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NASA’s Webb and Chandra telescopes capture fast-feeding black hole from 1.5 billion years post-big bang
This low-mass supermassive black hole, spotted with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, ...
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Early black holes fed 40x faster than should be possible
The theory goes that black holes accrete material, often from nearby stars. However the theory also suggests there is a limit to how big a black hole can grow due to accretion and certainly shouldn’t ...
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NASA Telescopes Spot Early Fast-Feeding Black Hole
This illustration shows a red, early-universe dwarf galaxy that hosts a rapidly feeding black hole at its center. Using data ...
8 mesmerising images of Chandra X-ray Observatory by NASA
The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant has been studied for over 2 million seconds since the Chandra mission began in 1999, with X-rays captured by Chandra (blue) and infrared data from Webb (orange, ...
Researchers spot rare 'triple-ring' galaxy that defies explanation
A recently shared image of a distant galaxy surrounded by three concentric rings challenges our understanding of galactic ...
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NASA’s Swift Studies Gas-Churning Monster Black Holes
Scientists using observations from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from ...
How Tycho Brahe Forever Changed Astronomy
Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.
Astronomers Find Black Hole Gobbling Matter Impossibly Fast
As we gaze into the universe, we've discovered most galaxies have a supermassive black hole lurking near the center.
NASA’s Chandra Telescope Observes Mysterious 'Knots' Blasting from Nearby Black Hole Jets
NASA’s Chandra spots unusual 'knots' in a nearby black hole jet. X-ray data shows bright knots in Centaurus A black hole’s ...
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory At 25
The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on July 23, 1999 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. See 25 'never-before-seen' images ...