Let’s take a book from our personal library. As we look at it we may notice that it has length, width and thickness, respectively, which correspond to… Read more “The other side of the Universe”
Category: Black Holes
A Sad Day For The Scientific Community – Stephen Hawking Passes Away
Science’s brightest star has passed away aged 76. A physicist and best-selling author, Dr. Hawking did not allow his physical limitations to hinder his quest to answer “the… Read more “A Sad Day For The Scientific Community – Stephen Hawking Passes Away”
Astronomers may have seen a star collapse directly to a black hole
One of the basic truisms in astronomy is that, when a massive star ends its life, it goes out with a bang. A big one. A supernova.… Read more “Astronomers may have seen a star collapse directly to a black hole”
Mysterious alignment of black holes
Deep radio imaging by researchers in the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape, in South Africa, has revealed that supermassive black holes in… Read more “Mysterious alignment of black holes”
Black hole blast
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ of Hertfordshire/M.Hardcastle et al., Radio: CSIRO/ATNF/ATCA The Pictor A galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, and material falling onto the black… Read more “Black hole blast”
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