The Big Event, 2025
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May 6, 2025
NASA’s NICER Maps Debris From Recurring Cosmic Crashes
For the first time, astronomers have probed the environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes thanks to data from NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) and other missions.
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NASA’s IXPE Reveals X-ray-Generating Particles in Black Hole Jets
The blazar BL Lacertae, a supermassive black hole surrounded by a bright disk and jets oriented toward Earth, provided scientists…
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May 8, 2025
NASA’s Hubble Pinpoints Roaming Massive Black Hole
Like a scene out of a sci-fi movie, astronomers using NASA telescopes have found “Space Jaws.”
Lurking 600 million light-years away, within the inky black depths between stars, there is an invisible monster gulping down any wayward star that plummets toward it.
NASA Telescopes Tune Into a Black Hole Prelude, Fugue
A new trio of sonifications — or translations into sound — uses data from NASA's Chandra, Webb, and IXPE spacecraft to represent different aspects of black holes. Black holes are neither static nor monolithic. They evolve over time, and are found in a range of sizes and environments. Watch this example and think click the link to view the others.
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