Astronomers discover hundreds of hidden black holes using Chandra X-ray Observatory’s data A black hole is created when the centre of a very massive star collapses upon itself. January 12, 2023 17:26 IST
THIS IS IT! Scientists unveil FIRST image of black hole in centre of Milky Way, 27,000 light years away Astronomers in the 1990s mapped the orbits of the brightest stars near the Milky Way’s centre, confirming the presence of… Updated: May 14, 2022 13:29 IST
Strange explosive episode: Gigantic black hole appears to be flipping, NASA astronomers suggest The NASA team opines that the eruption’s unusual characteristics are linked to changes in the black hole’s vicinity, suggesting a… Updated: May 10, 2022 16:11 IST
ICRAR researchers come up with new technique to make search for active, bright black holes easier A statement by ICRAR cited lead author Jessica Thorne, who is a PhD student, as saying that active black holes… December 18, 2021 13:27 IST
Supermassive black hole feeding on cold gas spotted In a first, astronomers have detected a voracious, supermassive black hole at the centre of a giant galaxy cluster located… June 9, 2016 17:48 IST
Astronomers observe ‘supermassive’ black hole gorging on gas Using the ALMA telescope in the Atacama desert, the international team spotted three clouds streaming towards a black hole at… June 9, 2016 14:19 IST
Can two huge ‘black holes’ on Sun put us in trouble? These solar winds can not only create geomagnetic storms on the Earth which can disturb communications in all forms but… May 31, 2016 13:03 IST
Chip paves way for deeper understanding of black holes A breakthrough chip for the nano-manipulation of light has pioneered new paths for developing next generation optical technologies and enabling… April 11, 2016 11:30 IST
Now, 5D black hole may ‘break’ Albert Einstein’s general relativity A team of British researchers has successfully simulated a black hole shaped like a very thin ring, which gives rise… February 21, 2016 22:48 IST
Volunteer programmers help find mysterious black holes Russian volunteer programmers are bringing an international team of astronomers close to understanding the so-called intermediate-mass black holes (IMBH). January 24, 2016 16:49 IST
‘Second largest’ black hole in the Milky Way discovered: Astronomers A team of Japanese astronomers has discovered an enigmatic gas cloud just 200 light years away from the centre of… January 16, 2016 17:03 IST
Space lovers, you can now see black hole with naked eyes Have black holes always fascinated you? Well, all you need is a 20 cm telescope to observe a nearby active… January 7, 2016 11:46 IST
Black holes can swell as large as 50 billion suns! Stars with masses greater than about 20 times the mass of our Sun may produce black holes at the end… December 19, 2015 21:30 IST
Astrophysicists ‘see’ black hole’s rare big ‘bite’ of a star Astrophysicists have for the first time witnessed a star being swallowed by a black hole, ejecting a flare of matter… November 27, 2015 17:28 IST
NASA finding bolsters Indian theory on black holes / ‘ultra hot balls of fire’: Indian astrophysicist An Indian astrophysicist says the recent observation by NASA scientists of giant flares of X-rays from a black hole confirms… November 25, 2015 11:48 IST
In ‘active’ galaxy ‘powered’ by black hole, NASA probe spots hints of gamma-ray cycle Astronomers using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected hints of periodic changes in the brightness of a… November 15, 2015 15:05 IST
ASTROSAT Satellite: India’s Space Stardom With ASTROSAT, India joins select club of countries with their own space observatories Updated: September 30, 2015 15:01 IST
After 11 years’ work, cosmic search casts doubt on our black hole’s understanding An 11-year cosmic search has lead to black hole rethink. One hundred years since Einstein proposed gravitational waves as part… September 25, 2015 12:40 IST
New class of medium-sized black holes identified Astronomers led by an Indian-origin scientist have found evidence for a new intermediate-mass black hole about 5,000 times the mass… September 22, 2015 13:07 IST
Two black holes to slam into each other sooner than predicted A recent study providing a new support for the converging black holes in the Virgo constellation has suggested that the… September 17, 2015 08:59 IST
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