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How White Dwarfs Mimic Black Holes
December 17, 2012 — Astronomers have revealed that bright X-ray flares in nearby galaxies, once assumed to indicate the presence of black holes, can in fact be produced by white dwarfs. They made the discovery by ... > full story -
Study Reveals a Remarkable Symmetry in Black Hole Jets
December 13, 2012 — Black holes range from modest objects formed when individual stars end their lives to behemoths billions of times more massive that rule the centers of galaxies. A new study using data from NASA's ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover 'Missing Link' of Black Holes
December 12, 2012 — The discovery of a binging black hole in our nearest neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda, has shed new light on some of the brightest X-ray sources seen in other galaxies, according to a new ... > full story -
Black Holes Have Properties That Resemble Dynamics of Both Solids and Liquids
December 11, 2012 — Black holes are surrounded by many mysteries, but now researchers have come up with new groundbreaking theories that can explain several of their properties. The research shows that black holes have ... > full story -
X-Ray Vision Can Reveal Moment of Birth of Violent Supernovae
December 7, 2012 — Astronomers have uncovered new evidence that suggests that X-ray detectors in space could be the first to witness new supernovae that signal the death of massive ... > full story -
Searching for the Best Black Hole Recipe
December 6, 2012 — In this holiday season of home cooking and carefully-honed recipes, some astronomers are asking: what is the best mix of ingredients for stars to make the largest number of plump black holes? They ... > full story -
Galaxy-Wide Echoes from the Past: VLT Observations Identify Very Rare New Kind of Galaxy
December 5, 2012 — A new galaxy class has been identified using observations from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), the Gemini South telescope, and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). Nicknamed ... > full story -
Multi-Wavelength View of Radio Galaxy Hercules A
November 29, 2012 — Spectacular jets are powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules ... > full story -
Giant Black Hole Could Upset Galaxy Evolution Models
November 28, 2012 — Astronomers have discovered a black hole that could shake the foundations of current models of galaxy evolution. At 17 billion times the mass of the Sun, its mass is much greater than current models ... > full storyMore: -
Record-Setting X-Ray Jet: X-Rays from Supermassive Black Hole 12.4 Billion Light Years from Earth
November 28, 2012 — A jet of X-rays from a supermassive black hole 12.4 billion light years from Earth has been detected. This is the most distant X-ray jet ever observed and gives astronomers a glimpse into the ... > full story
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