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Black Hole Boldly Goes Where No Black Hole Has Gone Before
January 4, 2007 — Astronomers have found a black hole where few thought they could ever exist, inside a globular star cluster. The finding has broad implications for the dynamics of stars clusters and also for the ... > full story -
The Universe's Dark Side: New Way To Form Black Hole Uncovered
December 21, 2006 — Nature has again thrown astronomers for a loop. Just when they thought they understood how gamma-ray bursts formed, they have uncovered what appears to be evidence for a new kind of cosmic explosion. ... > full story -
New Type Of Massive Stellar Death
December 21, 2006 — So far we have thought that the signature of the death of a massive star was an energetic explosion called a "supernova." New observations show that this is not always the case. On the contrary, a ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover New Kind Of Black Hole Explosion
December 21, 2006 — Scientists have discovered what appears to be a new kind of cosmic explosion -- a "hybrid gamma-ray burst" -- which will be the subject of four articles to be published in the journal Nature on 21 ... > full story -
New Kind Of Black Hole Explosion Discovered
December 20, 2006 — Scientists using NASA data are studying a newly recognized type of cosmic explosion called a hybrid gamma-ray burst. As with other gamma-ray bursts, this hybrid blast is likely signaling the birth of ... > full story -
No Matter Their Size Black Holes 'Feed' In The Same Way
December 7, 2006 — Research by UK astronomers reveals that the processes at work in black holes of all sizes are the same and that supermassive black holes are simply scaled up versions of small Galactic black holes. ... > full story -
NASA Telescope Sees Black Hole Munch On A Star
December 5, 2006 — A giant black hole has been caught red-handed dipping into a cosmic cookie jar of stars by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. This is the first time astronomers have seen the whole process of a black ... > full story -
Astronomers Find First Ever Gamma Ray Clock
November 28, 2006 — Astronomers using the H.E.S.S. telescopes have discovered the first ever modulated signal from space in Very High Energy Gamma Rays -- the most energetic such signal ever observed. Regular signals ... > full story -
Gamma-Ray Observatory Catches New Erupting Black Hole
November 27, 2006 — ESA's gamma-ray observatory, Integral, has spotted a rare kind of gamma-ray outburst. The vast explosion of energy allowed astronomers to pinpoint a possible black hole in our ... > full story -
Discovery Of Gamma Rays From The Edge Of A Black Hole
October 27, 2006 — The astrophysicists of the international High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) collaboration report the discovery of fast variability in very-high-energy (VHE) gamma rays from the giant ... > full story
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