Nov 22 2010
‘David and Goliath’ Black Hole Clashes Analyzed
What happens when one black hole takes on another 100 times more massive? The answer will test the limits of Einstein's General Relativity.
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Nov 15 2010
Black Hole Baby Spotted Being Born
For the first time ever, a black hole has been seen being born out of a supernova of a star perhaps 20 times the mass of our sun.
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Nov 10 2010
Giant Bubbles Found in Space
An ancient eruption of a supermassive black hole may have inflated the mysteriously huge bubbles that span 50,000 light-years.
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Nov 04 2010
Dead Quasar Leaves Ghost Behind
One of the most ravenous beasts in the universe has died, leaving behind an optical echo of its former self.
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Aug 25 2010
Supermassive Black Holes Quickly Followed Big Bang
The finding could rewrite theories about the formation of galaxies.
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Jul 16 2010
Powerful Cosmic Blast Breaks Records
The burst of X-rays was so strong that it temporarily blinded a NASA satellite.
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Jun 29 2010
Galactic Monster Mystery Solved
What exactly is this monstrous green blob with a huge central hole some 16,000 light-years across?
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May 13 2010
Supermassive Black Hole Kicked Out of Galaxy
Big black holes aren't known for budging, which is why the new finding is so unusual.
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