- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 10th, 2012
Infrared Study Finds Violent Supermassive Black Hole 11 Billion Years Away
Infrared surveys have discovered more supermassive black holes in the early universe
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 4th, 2012
Black Holes Can Apparently Live in Groups and Pairs
Physicists used to think of them are being more solitary
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 28th, 2012
Simulation Reveals Black Hole Merger
Events such as this are thought to produce gravitational waves
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 28th, 2012
Black Hole Event Horizon Revealed for the First Time
A new study pinpoints the boundaries of these dark behemoths
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 12th, 2012
Galactic Core Can Support Planet Formation
Astronomers previously thought that this was impossible
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 30th, 2012
Millions of Dusty Black Holes Identified by NASA Telescope
The results of its massive cosmic survey were just released
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 14th, 2012
Massive 3D Map of Nearby Universe Compiled
It mainly focuses on black holes and massive galaxies
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 3rd, 2012
Birth of Large Black Holes Still Shrouded in Mystery
Astrophysicists don't have many data on how these objects appeared
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 18th, 2012
New Quasar Photo Is Among the Most Detailed Ever
The view is a composite image based on data from three telescopes
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 17th, 2012
Studying Black Holes with Room-Temperature Superconductors
The research will be conducted by a University of Utah chemist
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 12th, 2012
NuSTAR Will Launch Tomorrow, June 13th
Astrophysicists are terribly excited about the new mission
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 12th, 2012
Black Holes May Grow Out of Tune to Host Galaxies
For years, astronomers thought the two processes were related
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 11th, 2012
Black Holes Can Switch Between Gears
They operate remarkably similar to a common car engine
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 5th, 2012
Galaxy Kicks Black Hole into Deep Space
The object is being ejected at a tremendous speed
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 10th, 2012
Active Black Holes Reduce Star Formation in Galaxies
Less-active objects may cause an opposite effect, scientists say
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 9th, 2012
New X-Ray Telescope Will Be Able to Focus
It will provide images 10 times sharper than what is available today
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 3rd, 2012
Black Hole Observed Eating a Helium-Rich Star
Astronomers produce the most direct evidence that this actually happens