Scientists discover star circling closest known orbit around likely black hole!
This discovery was made using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory as well as NASA’s NuSTAR and CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA).
Mar 14, 2017, 08:50 AM IST
Scientists measures temperature swings of black hole winds for first time
According to new measurements of a nearby supermassive black hole obtained with NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) telescope, these ultrafast 'winds' can heat up and cool down in the span of just a few hours.
Mar 02, 2017, 16:12 PM IST
Have scientists solved mystery surrounding X-ray bursts in binary-star system?
Scientists claimed that they may have solved a 40-year-old mystery surrounding the puzzling X-ray bursts in a binary-star system MXB 1730-335, also known as the 'Rapid Burster'.
Feb 01, 2017, 09:53 AM IST
Our cosmic backyard harbours hidden black holes, says NASA!
Monster black holes, it seems, also sometimes lurk behind gas and dust, hiding from the gaze of most telescopes.
Jan 08, 2017, 23:35 PM IST
Revealed: Black hole makes material wobble around it!
The discovery solves a mystery that has eluded astronomers for more than 30 years, and will help scientists understand more about the behavior of matter very close to black holes.
Jul 14, 2016, 09:39 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
