Rare galaxy with 2 black holes has 1 starved of stars
An astrophysicist has discovered something even rarer than a double-black hole galaxy: a skinny black hole.
Jan 06, 2016, 11:43 AM IST
Cosmic donut around black hole clumpy, not smooth
The new research is important for understanding the growth and evolution of massive black holes and their host galaxies.
Dec 18, 2015, 16:31 PM IST
Glimpse of black hole swallowing star, shooting flare
Scientists for the first time caught a glimpse of a black hole swallowing a star and shooting out a high-speed flare of matter at the centre of a nearby galaxy.
Nov 27, 2015, 09:00 AM IST
NASA finding bolsters Indian theory on black hole
Mitra, a distinguished alumnus of Mumbai University, said NASA's observation of giant X-ray flares from black hole can be most naturally explained by this MECO paradigm.
Nov 24, 2015, 15:22 PM IST
Astrosat delivers first Astronomer's telegram to ISRO
The SSM was pointed to GRS 1915+105, an X-ray binary star system which features a regular star and a black hole, and caught it exhibiting the ‘beta’ class of variability on 14 October 2015.
Oct 21, 2015, 19:16 PM IST
Astrosat: Five key points you need to know about the mission
Taking another step forward in the country's rapidly growing space programme, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday successfully launched its Astrosat, India's first space observatory into the orbit.
Sep 28, 2015, 12:45 PM IST
11-year cosmic search casts doubt on our black hole`s understanding
An 11-year cosmic search has lead to black hole rethink.
Sep 25, 2015, 13:08 PM IST
Indian origin astronomer-led team spots mid-size black hole
In a first, a team including an Indian-origin astronomer has found evidence for a new intermediate-mass black hole about 5,000 times the mass of the Sun.
Sep 22, 2015, 11:33 AM IST
India to launch first space observatory Astrosat on September 28
Indian space agency ISRO is all set to launch its first space observatory 'Astrosat' aimed at studying celestial bodies on board a PSLV rocket on September 28.
Sep 21, 2015, 13:18 PM IST
