Astronomers Discover Unusual X-Ray Oscillations From a Black Hole 100 Million Light-Years Away
According to the research shared at the 245th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in National Harbor, Maryland, the observed X-ray oscillations are believed to originate from a compact white dwarf orbiting close to the black hole's event horizon.
Mysterious flashing seen near supermassive black hole. Astronomers have an idea what it is
A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could they be?
Mysterious x-ray flashes are accelerating in a black hole
Astronomers detected X-ray flashes from the black hole that increased in frequency from one every 18 minutes to one every seven minutes.
X-ray flashes from a nearby supermassive black hole accelerate mysteriously
Astronomers observed flashes of X-rays coming from a supermassive black hole at a steadily increasing clip. The source could be the core of a dead star that's teetering at the black hole's edge.
Astronomers Found Strange, Accelerating X-Ray Pulses Coming From a Black Hole. They Might Be a Sign of an Orbiting White Dwarf
A supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy is once again surprising scientists. In 2018, a black hole called 1ES 1927+654, located about 270 million light-years away from Earth, showed its first signs of mysterious behavior.
Astronomers detect rare X-ray flares from black hole 1ES 1927+654 caused by a nearby white dwarf
The observations revealed features never before seen in real time around a supermassive black hole. Among them was the launch of a plasma jet moving at nearly one-third the speed of light.
X-ray echoes reveal 3D structure of molecular clouds in our galaxy's center
Researchers from the University of Connecticut have created the first 3D maps of star-forming gas clouds in one of the most ...
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Dental X-Ray Systems Industry to Surpass USD 3,517.6 Million by 2035 at a 5.2% of CAGR
The dental x-ray systems market will grow from USD 1,401.8 million in 2024 to USD 3,517.6 million by 2035, at a CAGR of 5.2%.
Watch 2 NASA astronauts repair X-ray telescope on ISS during a spacewalk today
NASA's Nick Hague and Suni Williams will service the X-ray telescope attached to the ISS during a 6.5-hour-long spacewalk today (Jan. 16). Watch it live.
Researchers create world's brightest X-ray source with high-power laser beam and novel metal foams
By combining the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser and ultra-light metal foams, researchers at Lawrence Livermore ...
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Frothy silver foam and fusion-grade lasers create world's brightest X-ray
A frothy breakthrough at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), using lasers with a silver metal foam that's as light as air, has created the brightest yet X-ray source ever, twice as ...
You have X-ray vision if you can spot all three differences in under 9 seconds
Find out whether you've got super X-ray vision with crazily hard spot the difference that will have you racing against the ...
Stars Being Scouted For Ideal Habitable Zone Conditions By Chandra X-ray Telescope
The Chandra X-ray telescope and other observatories are being used to study stars that could potentially harbor habitable ...
X-rays negative for Mavericks center Dereck Lively II's ankle sprain, report says
According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, Mavericks center Dereck Lively II received an X-ray for a right ankle sprain suffered ...