• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 20th, 2015
Black Holes Occasionally Burp, Model Galaxies Every Time They Do So

Black Holes Occasionally Burp, Model Galaxies Every Time They Do So

Astronomers use telescopes to study the shape of strong winds originating from supermassive black holes

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 2nd, 2015
Fast-Dying Galaxies Are Kind of, Sort of like Cosmic Flies

Fast-Dying Galaxies Are Kind of, Sort of like Cosmic Flies

Astronomers say some galaxies lose their gas reserves in the blink of an eye, kick the bucket shortly after

Black Hole Seen Choking on Massive Star It Tried to Eat

Black Hole Seen Choking on Massive Star It Tried to Eat

Having sunk its teeth into one of the star's sides, the black hole chocked on the material it was trying to engulf

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 19th, 2015
Astronomers Study Bizarre Cosmic Radio Burst of Unknown Origin

Astronomers Study Bizarre Cosmic Radio Burst of Unknown Origin

The burst was produced some 5.5 billion light-years from Earth, scientists are yet to figure out what caused it

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 9th, 2015
Mash-Up of Two Distant Galaxies Revealed in New NASA Images

Mash-Up of Two Distant Galaxies Revealed in New NASA Images

Astronomers say evidence indicates each of these two colliding galaxies hosts a supermassive black hole at its core

Black Hole Holds the Mass Equivalent of 8 Million Suns

Black Hole Holds the Mass Equivalent of 8 Million Suns

The black hole is located at a distance of about 100 million light-years from Earth, sits in a galaxy dubbed KA 1858

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 6th, 2015
Mammoth Gas Bubbles Are Rushing Out of the Milky Way at Warp Speed

Mammoth Gas Bubbles Are Rushing Out of the Milky Way at Warp Speed

The gas that comprises these bubbles is moving at 2 million miles per hour (3 million kilometers per hour)

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 18th, 2014
How Supermassive Black Holes Birth Red and Dead Galaxies

How Supermassive Black Holes Birth Red and Dead Galaxies

Study finds high-energy jets originating from supermassive black holes can toy with galaxies' star-forming fuel

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 5th, 2014
Largest Telescope the World Has Ever Seen Gets Construction Go-Ahead

Largest Telescope the World Has Ever Seen Gets Construction Go-Ahead

The European Extremely Large Telescope is to be built atop Cerro Armazones, a mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 3rd, 2014
Galaxy Coughs Out Jets of Subatomic Particles at Nearly the Speed of Light

Galaxy Coughs Out Jets of Subatomic Particles at Nearly the Speed of Light

The galaxy, known as J1649+2635, is located at a distance of about 800 million light-years from Earth

Like a Black Hole, iOS 8 Absorbs New Users Daily

Like a Black Hole, iOS 8 Absorbs New Users Daily

More than half of users now on the latest firmware

  • Linux
  • By Silviu Stahie
  • November 24th, 2014
Wormhole in Interstellar Movie Designed with a Linux OS <em>Update</em>

Wormhole in Interstellar Movie Designed with a Linux OS Update

The production team of the movie used Red Hat

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 21st, 2014
Mysterious Object Prances Around Black Hole, Escapes Being Devoured by It

Mysterious Object Prances Around Black Hole, Escapes Being Devoured by It

The odd celestial body, known to the scientific community as G2, is said to be a massive star cloaked in gas and dust

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 4th, 2014
How a Black Hole Turned Stars into Its Marionettes, Got Them to Merge

How a Black Hole Turned Stars into Its Marionettes, Got Them to Merge

Having come together, the cosmic marionettes formed a humongous star that is now cloaked in gas and dust

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 22nd, 2014
Massive Black Holes Force Aging Galaxies into Menopause

Massive Black Holes Force Aging Galaxies into Menopause

Radio-frequency-emitting particles originating from black holes appear to prevent the formation of new stars in galaxies

Top 10 Coolest Science News of the Week – October 6-12, 2014

Top 10 Coolest Science News of the Week – October 6-12, 2014

For those who've been busy and missed them, here are most important scientific discoveries and announcements of the week

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2014
Black Hole Eats the Equivalent of 100 Billion Billion Hot Dogs Every Minute

Black Hole Eats the Equivalent of 100 Billion Billion Hot Dogs Every Minute

The black hole, dubbed P13, consumes gas from a star close to it at a rate 10 times greater than thought possible

 
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