Two stars may be orbiting each other near a supermassive black hole in our Milky Way galaxy
3 months, 1 week ago

Two stars may be orbiting each other near a supermassive black hole in our Milky Way galaxy

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. HT Image Nearly every large galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its heart. Scientists know stars can form near and even orbit these black hole behemoths, but they've never seen a pair of stars survive so close by. Scientists said they appear to orbit each other at just the right distance: If they were too spread out, the black hole's gravity would rip them apart.

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That galaxy next door? It's home to a monster black hole
3 weeks, 3 days ago

That galaxy next door? It's home to a monster black hole

NPR  

That galaxy next door? It's home to a monster black hole toggle caption CfA/Melissa Weiss A new study of super-fast-moving stars suggests that they were accelerated by a monster black hole that's been lurking unseen in the galaxy next door. This appears to be the closest supermassive black hole outside our Milky Way galaxy, according to a report that's appearing …

Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
55 years, 2 months ago

Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way

Wired  

New research from a team at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics suggests that the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy neighboring the Milky Way, hosts a gravitational structure hundreds of thousands of times the mass of the sun: a potential supermassive black hole. But at least 21 hypervelocity stars detected are consistent with being ejected by a supermassive black hole …

There could be planets around the black hole at the heart of our galaxy, scientists say
3 months, 1 week ago

There could be planets around the black hole at the heart of our galaxy, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There could be planets around the supermassive black hole at the heart of …

Binary star discovered orbiting supermassive black hole at centre of Milky Way galaxy
3 months, 1 week ago

Binary star discovered orbiting supermassive black hole at centre of Milky Way galaxy

ABC  

A group of international researchers have discovered a binary star orbiting near a supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. However, researchers said that before their discovery, binary stars had never been found near a supermassive black hole because the intense gravity could make stellar systems unstable. This image shows the location of the newly …

There could be planets around the black hole at the heart of our galaxy, scientists say
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3 months, 1 week ago

There could be planets around the black hole at the heart of our galaxy, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There could be planets around the supermassive black hole at the heart of …

Two stars may be orbiting each other near a supermassive black hole in our Milky Way galaxy
3 months, 1 week ago

Two stars may be orbiting each other near a supermassive black hole in our Milky Way galaxy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Nearly every large galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its heart. Scientists know stars can form near and even orbit these black hole behemoths, but they’ve never seen a pair …

Stellar collisions produce zombie-like survivors
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Stellar collisions produce zombie-like survivors

New Indian Express  

Despite their ancient age, some stars orbiting the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole appear deceptively youthful. Using a new model, astrophysicists traced the violent journeys of 1,000 simulated stars orbiting our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*. “The region around the central black hole is dense with stars moving at extremely high speeds,” says Northwestern’s Sanaea C Rose, …

Two black hole pairs are on a collision course. Earth is keeping a close watch
2 years, 1 month ago

Two black hole pairs are on a collision course. Earth is keeping a close watch

India Today  

Two pairs of supermassive black holes are on a collision course in dwarf galaxies. Collisions between the pairs of dwarf galaxies identified in a new study have pulled gas toward the giant black holes they each contain, causing the black holes to grow. The team searched for pairs of bright X-ray sources in colliding dwarf galaxies as evidence of two …

Explained: What are supermassive black holes, the one which was photographed at the centre of The Milky Way
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained: What are supermassive black holes, the one which was photographed at the centre of The Milky Way

Firstpost  

Astronomers have captured the image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way for the first time. Stellar black holes grow by taking control of other stars or merging with other black holes and becoming a supermassive black hole. A supermassive black hole can have masses equal to billions of suns, so the one that …

A cosmic collision: Indian researchers spot supermassive black holes merge in nearby galaxy
3 years, 7 months ago

A cosmic collision: Indian researchers spot supermassive black holes merge in nearby galaxy

India Today  

In a major breakthrough, Indian researchers have discovered three supermassive black holes merging together to form a triple active galactic nucleus. Merger of galaxies Interaction of galaxies and mergers are the major drivers of galaxy evolution leading to the growth of supermassive black hole bulges and massive galaxies. Interaction of galaxies begins when they come close and exert tremendous gravitational …

Scientists surprised to find three black holes merging into each other in strange, nearby galaxy
5 years, 4 months ago

Scientists surprised to find three black holes merging into each other in strange, nearby galaxy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have spotted a full three black holes swirling in a strange nearby …

Thousands of black holes 10 times the mass of our sun may be hiding in Milky Way's centre
6 years, 11 months ago

Thousands of black holes 10 times the mass of our sun may be hiding in Milky Way's centre

India Today  

Astrophysics has helped in the revelation of thousands of black holes which may be hiding in Milky Way - the galaxy which houses our solar system A team of astrophysicists from the US has discovered as many as a dozen black holes. These black holes have gathered around Sagittarius A* which is the supermassive black hole in the centre of …

Astronomers discover five supermassive black hole pairs
7 years, 5 months ago

Astronomers discover five supermassive black hole pairs

India TV News  

Astronomers, including one of Indian-origin, have identified five pairs of supermassive black holes, each millions of times the mass of the Sun, in the centres of galaxies. "Astronomers find single supermassive black holes all over the universe," said Shobita Satyapal, from George Mason University in the Fairfax, Virginia. Closely-separated pairs of X-ray sources were found in five systems, providing compelling …

Study by TIFR researchers confirms that supermassive black holes can form gravitationally bound pairs
7 years, 6 months ago

Study by TIFR researchers confirms that supermassive black holes can form gravitationally bound pairs

Firstpost  

Supermassive black holes found in the centres of galaxies can form gravitationally bound pairs when galaxies merge, confirms a study led by Indian scientists. The supermassive black holes are located in the spiral galaxy NGC 7674, approximately 400 million light years from Earth, and are separated by a distance less than one light year. “The combined mass of the two …

Astronomers discover two supermassive black holes in orbit around each other
7 years, 9 months ago

Astronomers discover two supermassive black holes in orbit around each other

Firstpost  

In a major breakthrough, astronomers including one of Indian origin have discovered two supermassive black holes orbiting each other 750 million light years away from Earth - a finding that may help better understand how gravitational waves are formed. “For a long time, weve been looking into space to try and find a pair of these supermassive black holes orbiting …

Astronomers discover orbiting supermassive black holes
7 years, 9 months ago

Astronomers discover orbiting supermassive black holes

India TV News  

San Francisco: In what is being hailed as a "groundbreaking discovery", astronomers have for the first time observed two supermassive black holes orbiting around each other in a distant galaxy. Researchers led by Greg Taylor, Professor of physics and astronomy at the University of New Mexico, have taken snapshots of radio galaxy 0402+379, the one containing the two black holes …

One of the largest supermassive black holes ever seen is spotted 200 million light-years away
8 years, 11 months ago

One of the largest supermassive black holes ever seen is spotted 200 million light-years away

Daily Mail  

Supermassive black holes patrolling our local region of space may be more common than previously thought after astronomers made a surprise discovery. The supermassive black hole found in NGC 1600 is one of the first successes of the project, and Professor Ma says this proves the value of a systematic search of the night sky. The Coma Cluster is home …

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