Stellar-mass Black Holes
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NASA, JAXA XRISM Mission Looks Deeply Into ‘Hidden’ Stellar System
4 min read
The Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory has captured the most detailed portrait yet of gases flowing within…
Article3 weeks ago
NASA’s Fermi Finds New Feature in Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Yet Seen
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In October 2022, astronomers were stunned by what was quickly dubbed the BOAT — the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst (GRB). Now…
Article5 months ago
NASA Collaborating on European-led Gravitational Wave Observatory in Space
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The first space-based observatory designed to detect gravitational waves has passed a major review and will proceed to the construction…
Article11 months ago
Gamma-Ray Bursts: Black Hole Birth Announcements
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Gamma-ray bursts are the brightest, most violent explosions in the universe, but they can be surprisingly tricky to detect. Our…
Article2 years ago
Five Reasons You Wouldn’t Want to Live Near a Black Hole
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You may have seen a portrayal of planets around supermassive black holes in the movies. But what would the conditions…
Article5 years ago
