
New Vista Of Milky Way Center Unveiled
A dramatic new vista of the
center of the Milky Way
galaxy from NASA's Chandra
X-ray Observatory exposes
new levels of the complexity
and intrigue in the Galactic
center. The mosaic of 88
... > full story

Invading Black Holes Explain Cosmic Flashes
Black holes are invading
stars, providing a radical
explanation to bright
flashes in the universe that
are one of the biggest
mysteries in astronomy
today. ... > full story

Double Nucleus Galaxies: Ravenous Black Holes And Ripples In Space-Time Continuum
It may sound like science
fiction, but freakish
galactic events such as
ravenous black holes and
ripples in the space-time
... > full story

Astrophysics: High Energy Galactic Particle Accelerator Located
An unprecedented measuring
campaign has succeeded in
precisely defining the place
of origin of high-energy
gamma radiation in the
... > full story
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Milky Way's Not-so-distant Cousin Likely Harbors Supermassive Black Hole
September 6, 2009 Astronomers have taken a striking new image of a nearby galaxy that many astronomers think closely resembles our own Milky Way. Though the galaxy is seen edge-on, observations of NGC 4945 suggest ... > full story -
Giant Galaxy Hosts Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole
September 2, 2009 Astronomers have discovered a giant galaxy surrounding the most distant supermassive black hole ever found. The galaxy, so distant that it is seen as it was 12.8 billion years ago, is as large as the ... > full story -
Precise Radio-Telescope Measurements Advance Frontier Of Gravitational Physics
September 2, 2009 Scientists using a continent-wide array of radio telescopes have made an extremely precise measurement of the curvature of space caused by the Sun's gravity, and their technique promises a major ... > full story -
Cygnus X-1: Still A 'Star' After All Those Years
August 31, 2009 Since its discovery 45 years ago, Cygnus X-1 has been one of the most intensively studied cosmic X-ray sources. About a decade after its discovery, Cygnus X-1 secured a place in the history of ... > full story -
New Way To Reproduce A Black Hole?
August 22, 2009 Despite their popularity in the science fiction genre, there is much to be learned about black holes. Researchers have proposed a new way of creating a reproduction black hole in the laboratory on a ... > full story -
First Black Holes Born Starving
August 11, 2009 The first black holes in the universe had dramatic effects on their surroundings, according to new supercomputer simulations carried out by physicists. Several popular theories posit that the first ... > full story -
NASA's Spitzer Images Out-of-This-World Galaxy
August 5, 2009 NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has imaged a wild creature of the dark -- a coiled galaxy with an eye-like object at its ... > full story -
GEMS Mission To Explore The Polarized Universe
August 4, 2009 An exciting new astrophysics mission will provide a revolutionary window into the universe. Named the Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer (GEMS), the satellite will be the first to ... > full story -
Turbulence Responsible For Black Holes' Balancing Act
July 18, 2009 New simulations reveal that turbulence created by jets of material ejected from the disks of the Universe's largest black holes is responsible for halting star ... > full story -
NASA's Fermi Finds Gamma-ray Galaxy Surprises
July 15, 2009 Back in June 1991, just before the launch of NASA's Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, astronomers knew of gamma rays from exactly one galaxy beyond our own. To their surprise and delight, the satellite ... > full story
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