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Milky Way’s Black Hole Consuming Large Asteroids

Wed, 15/02/2012 - 17:42 by Sam Ross

A giant Black Hole situated at the center of our galaxy is eating asteroids and emitting huge flares daily according to the astronomers.

Cosmic blast in distant galaxy leaves NASA baffled

Mon, 11/04/2011 - 10:57 by Ann Tyler

A rare cosmic sight burst at the center of a distant galaxy has befuddled scientists at NASA.

Astronomers confirm 'nearby' black hole

Fri, 19/11/2010 - 10:03 by Prince damin

Cambridge, Mass. -- The light from a supernova seen by an amateur astronomer in 1979 may be hiding a black hole formed when the massive star collapsed, U.S. astronomers say.

Powerful instruments including NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory have now observed the supernova located 50 million light years from Earth and provided strong evidence of a black hole hidden behind the light emitted from the explosion, Britain's The Independent reported Thursday.

Data from the various observations revealed a strong reading of X-rays from the supernova that remained steady from 1995 to 2007, suggesting the object is a black hole being fed by material falling back into it.

Youngest, closest black hole suspected

Tue, 16/11/2010 - 09:58 by Prince damin

Cambridge, Mass. -- U.S. astronomers say they've have found evidence of the youngest black hole in our cosmic neighborhood, providing a chance to watch one develop from infancy.

The 30-year-old object is a remnant of a supernova in a galaxy approximately 50 million light years from Earth, and could help scientists understand how stars explode, which ones leave behind black holes or neutron stars, and the number of black holes in our galaxy and elsewhere, a NASA release said Monday.

Black hole 'evicted' star from Milky Way

Sat, 24/07/2010 - 10:23 by Pankaj Damin

Cambridge, Mass. -- A "hypervelocity" star speeding out of our galaxy was sent on its way by a violent encounter with a black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, scientists say.

The hypervelocity star is one of the fastest ever detected, heading out of our galaxy at a speed of 1.6 million mph, a Space Telescope Science Institute release said Thursday.

The star was the lone survivor of a trio of stars that wandered too close to the black hole, which captured one and threw the other two out of the Milky Way with such violence they coalesced into a single super-hot blue star, scientists say.

McCartney plays at the White House

Thu, 03/06/2010 - 21:09 by Samia Sehgal

The Obamas enjoyed the performance of a legendary Beatle on Wednesday night. Sir Paul McCartney performed at the East Room of the White House, after accepting the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the President.

'Black hole' at atomic scale demonstrated

Wed, 14/04/2010 - 10:14 by Pankaj Damin

Cambridge, Mass. -- U.S. physicists say they have discovered atoms spiral toward a charged carbon nanotube, displaying dramatic acceleration before splitting apart.

Harvard University researchers said their findings mean carbon nanotubes -- long touted for applications in materials and electronics -- might also be the stuff of atomic-scale black holes.

The scientists said they've found a high-voltage nanotube can cause cold atoms to spiral inward under dramatic acceleration before violently disintegrating. They said their experiments are the first to demonstrate something akin to a black hole at atomic scale.

'Black hole' at atomic scale demonstrated

Wed, 14/04/2010 - 10:12 by Pankaj Damin

Cambridge, Mass. -- U.S. physicists say they have discovered atoms spiral toward a charged carbon nanotube, displaying dramatic acceleration before splitting apart.

Harvard University researchers said their findings mean carbon nanotubes -- long touted for applications in materials and electronics -- might also be the stuff of atomic-scale black holes.

The scientists said they've found a high-voltage nanotube can cause cold atoms to spiral inward under dramatic acceleration before violently disintegrating. They said their experiments are the first to demonstrate something akin to a black hole at atomic scale.

Muse must abide by strict noise rules at home coming shows

Wed, 19/08/2009 - 22:46 by Salinder Kumar

British rockers Muse have been given the OK to play two shows in their hometown - as long as they promise to keep the noise down.

Earlier this year (09), the rock trio applied to authorities in their native Teignmouth, Devon, asking if they could perform two September (09) charity shows at The Den venue to promote their new album The Resistance.

The group initially faced objections from local police chiefs, who insisted the gigs would cause traffic chaos and increase the number of crimes in the area. And some locals feared the shows would be a noisy nightmare.

Astronomers find new kind of black hole

Thu, 02/07/2009 - 01:49 by Salinder Kumar

Leicester, England. -- An international team of astronomers using the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory says it's discovered a new kind of black hole.

The scientists, led by Sean Farrell of the University of Leicester, England, said the newly found black hole weighs more than 500 solar masses and is a missing link between lighter stellar-mass and heavier super-massive black holes.