Stars born in winds from supermassive black holes discovered
Such galactic outflows are driven by the huge energy output from the active and turbulent centres of galaxies.
Mar 28, 2017, 21:21 PM IST
'Cosmic cannibalism' no more a rarity; black holes devour stars more frequently than thought!
Supermassive black holes are millions to billions times more massive than our Sun.
Feb 28, 2017, 00:01 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
NASA selects science mission to uncover mystery of black holes, cosmic x-rays!
NASA saw the best science potential and most feasible development plan in the IXPE proposal.
Jan 04, 2017, 11:44 AM IST
NASA's X-ray telescopes stumble over evidence of wandering black hole! - See pic
The astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory to discover this source.
Oct 06, 2016, 11:11 AM IST
Unique stellar system: Home to hundreds of undiscovered black holes
From this, the researchers showed that the unexplainable dynamical apparent youth is an effect of the large black hole population.
Sep 09, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
Stephen Hawking's prediction on black hole observed in lab
According to Hawking's prediction, black holes might not be bottomless pits and some information can escape black holes in the form of energy.
Aug 18, 2016, 08:56 AM 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
Spotted: Huge 'black holes' on Sun's surface, are we in trouble?
The US space agency NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) have spotted two huge 'black holes' on the surface of the Sun.
May 31, 2016, 11:54 AM IST
Intense wind from nearby black hole discovered
This wind, detected for the first time in a system of this type, has a very high velocity (3,000 kms per second) so that it can escape from the gravitational field around the black hole.
May 10, 2016, 16:46 PM IST
Black hole 660 million times as massive as Sun
Elliptical galaxies are known to contain massive central black holes.
May 06, 2016, 10:39 AM IST
LIGO's twin black holes may have been born inside single star
On September 14 last year, the Laser LIGO in the US detected gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes 29 and 36 times the mass of the Sun.
Feb 24, 2016, 22:26 PM IST
Japan to launch Astro-H satellite to study black holes today
The space observatory is scheduled to take off at 3:45 a.m. EST from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, Japan.
Feb 17, 2016, 10:41 AM IST
Distant black hole jet discovered in glow of Big Bang!
The jet, found in the system known as B3 0727+409, is at least 300,000 light years.
Feb 17, 2016, 10:01 AM IST
Did this Indian scientist predict gravitational waves thirty years ago?
Dhurandhar, who was one of the 1,000 key scientists involved in detecting the gravitational waves, suggested the existence of these weak waves as early as 1980s.
Feb 12, 2016, 20:49 PM IST
Gravitational waves discovery can let scientists travel back in time?
Now, scientists are hopeful to carry out more successful attempts by launching projects into space to capture the gravitational waves.
Feb 12, 2016, 12:13 PM IST
'With gravitational wave detection, we can now listen to the stars'
The LIGO observatories were conceived, built and are operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Feb 12, 2016, 11:08 AM IST
Albert Einstein is one of my heroes, says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Not one to stay behind in such celebrations, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed his joy at the discovery.
Feb 12, 2016, 08:34 AM IST
What are gravitational waves and why should you care?
The physics world is abuzz ahead of a hotly anticipated announcement Thursday concerning the quest to track down gravitational waves. But what are they, and why should you care?
Feb 12, 2016, 05:24 AM IST
Five things you need to know about gravitational waves!
Gravitational waves are ripples that travel at the speed of light through the fabric of space-time.
Feb 11, 2016, 23:12 PM IST
