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Astronomers Discover Universe’s Most Distant Quasar
June 29, 2011 — A team of astronomers has discovered the most distant quasar to date -- a development that could help further our understanding of a universe still in its infancy following the Big ... > full story -
Black Hole Kills Star and Blasts 3.8 Billion Light Year Beam at Earth
June 16, 2011 — The flash from one of the biggest and brightest bangs yet recorded by astronomers comes from a massive black hole at the center of a distant galaxy, new research shows. The black hole appears to have ... > full story -
Gamma-Ray Flash Came from Star Being Eaten by Massive Black Hole
June 16, 2011 — A bright flash of gamma rays observed March 28 by the Swift satellite signaled the death of a star falling into a massive black hole, say a team of astronomers. According to their model, a star the ... > full story -
X-Ray Telescope Finds New Voracious Black Holes in Early Universe
June 15, 2011 — Using the deepest X-ray image ever taken, astronomers have found the first direct evidence that massive black holes were common in the early universe. This discovery from NASA's Chandra X-ray ... > full story -
NASA's Chandra Finds Massive Black Holes Common in Early Universe
June 15, 2011 — Using the deepest X-ray image ever taken, astronomers found the first direct evidence that massive black holes were common in the early universe. This discovery from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory ... > full story -
X-Ray Analysis Technique Helps Scientists Determine That Black Holes Grew Voraciously in Young Galaxies
June 15, 2011 — A scientific team has unveiled evidence of black holes being common in the early universe. The discovery shows that these young black holes grew more aggressively than scientists previously thought. ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover Earliest Black Holes at Dawn of Universe
June 15, 2011 — A team of astronomers has discovered the earliest black holes ever detected, despite the fact that they are hidden from view by their host galaxies. They also measured the average growth rate of the ... > full story -
Nearby Galaxy Boasts Two Monster Black Holes, Both Active
June 10, 2011 — A study using NASA's Swift satellite and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory has found a second supersized black hole at the heart of an unusual nearby galaxy already known to be sporting one. The galaxy, ... > full story -
Astrophysicists Use X-Ray Fingerprints to Study Eating Habits of Giant Black Holes
June 6, 2011 — By studying the X-rays emitted when superheated gases plunge into distant and massive black holes, astrophysicists have provided an important test of a long-standing theory that describes the extreme ... > full story -
New Hope of Detecting Gravitational Waves: Final Piece of Einstein's Jigsaw Puzzle
May 26, 2011 — Direct evidence of the existence of gravitational waves is something that has long eluded researchers. However, new research has suggested that adding just one of the proposed detectors in Japan, ... > full story
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