Black Hole : Science World Report

Jun 05, 2013 05:25 PM EDT

Study Suggests Black Holes Abundant Among The Earliest Stars

By comparing infrared and X-ray background signals across the same stretch of sky, an international team of astronomers has discovered evidence of a significant number of black holes that accompanied the first stars in the universe.

May 05, 2013 11:36 PM EDT

Elusive Birth of Black Holes Might be Visible After All

The creation of new black holes was thought to be unnoticable in most cases, at least with currently available technology on Earth. But a new theory predicts that most of these invisible events could actually be detectable when looking for the right signs.

Apr 02, 2013 04:35 PM EDT

Black Hole Feeds on Big Planet, First Time to be Observed

By coincidence, astronomers noticed a black hole as it "woke up" from a decades-long slumber to feed on giant planet that approached too close.

Feb 15, 2013 04:32 PM EST

Galactic Core Black Holes Grow Faster Than Expected

Black holes are growing faster than previously thought possible, which includes the black hole in our own Milky Way Galaxy, according to an astronomical study published this week in the Astrophysical Journal.

Feb 13, 2013 03:22 PM EST

Baby Black Hole of Milky Way May Created by Rare Explosion

A highly distorted supernova remnant shown in the image below may contain the most recent black hole formed in the Milky Way galaxy. The image combines X-rays from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in blue and green, radio data from the NSF's Very Large Array in pink, and infrared data from Caltech's...

Jan 08, 2013 10:59 AM EST

NuSTAR orbital X-ray telescope caught two mysterious black holes

A special new view of spiral galaxy IC 342 showing two unusually radiant black holes was made possible by NASA's new X-ray telescope NuSTAR, standing for Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array. The high-energy X-ray data from NuSTAR have been translated to the color magenta, and superimposed on a vis...

Dec 28, 2012 04:44 PM EST

Space highlights 2013: Supercomet could outshine moon

There will be some cosmic fireworks in 2013, like one of the potentially brightest comets in decades. The comet known as C/2012 S1 (or ISON), was first discovered in September, and is expected to outshine even the moon and be visible at day at its peak.