Posts Tagged ‘supermassive’

Supermassive black hole discovered hiding in a galaxy 47 million light years from Earth

(Natural News) According to a study published in the journal Nature, experts have discovered a supermassive black hole that has been hiding inside a cloud of cosmic dust. The researchers used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO’s VLTI) in Chile to take detailed images of the dust cloud. They also studied data from the Atacama Large […]

Most ancient supermassive black hole ever discovered powers distant quasar and sheds light on early universe

In a milestone breakthrough, astronomers have discovered the oldest supermassive black hole ever seen. The extraordinary find dates back to the early days of the universe and fuels the most distant quasar yet known. The mammoth black hole weighs in with a mass equivalent to the combined mass of 1.6 billion suns. It dates all […]

Spectacular ‘rose’ of star-forming regions snapped encircling distant supermassive black hole

In a galaxy far, far away, astronomers have discovered an incredibly beautiful phenomenon which sees a star-bursting ring surrounding a supermassive black hole, like the petals of a rose. The European Southern Observatory captured the stunning stellar light show thanks to the MUSE instrument on its Very Large Telescope (VLT).  The magnificent image captures the […]

Elusive supermassive black hole ‘couples’ discovered by NASA (VIDEO)

The ‘couples’ form when two galaxies collide and merge with each other, forcing their supermassive black holes close together. READ MORE: Black hole 100,000 times bigger than sun discovered near center of Milky Way  Five black hole ‘couples’ were identified by astronomers using a combination of data from a number of telescopes, including NASA’s Chandra […]

Non-Conformity and Anti-Authoritarianism Now Considered an Illness: ‘Opposition Defiant Disorder’

The Brave New World of “Mental Health Disorders”. by Carolanne Wright If Albert Einstein was a youth today, there’s a good chance he would be saddled with an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis, possibly even Opposition Defiant Disorder (ODD) as well. He ignored his teachers, failed college entrance examinations several times and was hard-pressed […]

North Korea reveals plans for satellite launch later this month

“We have received information from DPRK (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) regarding the launch of earth observation satellite ‘Kwangmyongsong’ between 8-25 February,” a spokeswoman for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) told Reuters. READ MORE: North Korea claims fully successful ‘miniaturized hydrogen bomb’ test Another UN agency – the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said that […]

Astronomers report seeing supermassive black hole swallowing star

  Amina KhanLos Angeles Times August 27, 2011 For the first time, astronomers say they’ve borne witness to a supermassive black hole consuming a star. Two papers released Wednesday by the journal Nature describe powerful blasts of radiation whose brightness and behavior can be explained only by a sun-sized star being torn apart by the […]

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