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Two massive bubbles stretch 700 light years above and below the center of the Milky Way
One of the largest features ever seen, has been spotted right at the center of our very own galaxy,…
Sep 13 2019 04:24 IST
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There was a big spark — 75 times brighter than usual — from the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way
Our solar system, the Milky Way, has a supermassive black hole at the heart of it and it just shine…
Aug 19 2019 13:08 IST
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Millions of black holes are speeding around the Milky Way after being kicked at birth
Travelling at speeds greater than 70 kilometers per second — that’s 252,000 kilometers per hou…
Aug 30 2019 04:53 IST
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Milky Way’s ‘quiet wimpy’ black hole is getting hungrier and brighter
The black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, is normally benign. But, for the first…
Sep 12 2019 13:13 IST
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Supermassive black holes grew from mysterious ‘seeds’ that are yet to be found
Black holes are one of the most mysterious objects in outer space whose origins continue to perplex…
Sep 25 2019 05:00 IST
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Astronomers found the closest black hole to Earth — and there could be millions more like it
Scientists usually find black holes by detecting X-rays they emit as they devour nearby stars. But …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
May 07 2020 00:26 IST
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A huge explosion sliced through our galaxy just 3.5 million years ago, as human ancestors walked the Earth. Scientists think it was nuclear activity in the black hole at the Milky Way's center.
Satellites have detected bubbles of gamma- and X-ray radiation extending up to 50,000 light-years a…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Oct 08 2019 20:39 IST
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ISRO, NASA just spotted a black hole spinning so fast that it could be making space itself rotate
Those X-rays were caused by gas and dust falling into the black hole, which is about 10 time…
Aug 14 2019 09:59 IST
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Black hole image supports Einstein's theory of gravity, disappointing scientists who are probing for cracks
Researchers captured the first image of our galaxy's supermassive black hole. It could help confirm…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
May 12 2022 21:16 IST
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A NASA image shows the center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail. Expect far more revealing photos from a soon-to-launch telescope.
JWST will study every phase of the universe's history in order to learn about how the first stars a…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Oct 10 2019 17:53 IST
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A mysterious star from outside the Milky Way has somehow ended up near our galaxy's supermassive black hole
Star SO-6 is very close to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. But it's …
Marianne Guenot
Dec 08 2023 15:04 IST
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Meet the black hole at the center of our galaxy: Scientists just took its picture for the first time
Researchers unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole lurking at the heart of our gal…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Paola R…
May 12 2022 19:24 IST
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Our very own black hole in the Milky Way doesn’t quite eat up ‘everything’
About 26,000 light years away from the earth and four million times the size of the sun, researc…
Jun 07 2019 03:20 IST
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Scientists might reveal the first photo of our galaxy's central black hole on Thursday. Watch their announcement live.
Seven research institutions are holding simultaneous press conferences to announce what's being bil…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
May 11 2022 23:09 IST