Astronomers discovered a black hole in the Milky Way that is twice the size of anything scientists imagined was possible.
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All right, we're ending 2019 with a discovery that helps us understand the universe better. A research team in China found a massive black hole, 70 times the mass of the sun. The lead researcher says black holes of such mass should not even exist in our galaxy.
OK, so to help us understand the impact of this finding we reached out to astrophysicist Brooke Simmons at Lancaster University in Great Britain.
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Astronomers Witness Extremely Powerful Black Hole Outburst in Distant Galaxy Cluster | Astronomy
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have spotted an unusual outburst activity in the center of SPT-CLJ0528-5300 (SPT-0528 for short), a galaxy cluster located approximately 6.7 billion light-years away.
Giant cavities in the X-ray emitting intracluster medium (shown in blue, as observed by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory) have been carved out by a black hole outburst. X-ray data are overlaid on top of optical data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (in red/orange), where the central galaxy that is likely hosting the culprit supermassive black hole is also visible. Image credit: Calzadilla et al .
Black Hole collisions: What would happen if Earth fell into a black hole?
The star then collapses in on itself, pushing all of its mass into an incredibly small and dense point – a black hole singularity.
Surrounding the singularity is a region of the unknown, bordered by what astronomers have dubbed the event horizon.
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Because the gravitational tug of a black hole consumes all light and matter it traps, black holes remain invisible to the naked eye.
Particle physics student Alvaro Diez from the University of Warsaw, Poland, told Express.co.uk all rules go out the window when objects approach black holes.
Top science stories 2019: A deadly eruption, climate chaos & a black hole
From measles to 5G to Whakaari – it's time to take a look at the issues that gripped the science world over the past year.
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Foulden Maar, a small, unassuming patch of private land in Central Otago, became the centre of scientific furore when a mining company started making plans to dig up silica deposits for pig food.
Not to change the topic here:
A black hole record: Scientists say it’s bigger than the Milky Way | WGN Radio - 720 AM
Astronomers have discovered the biggest black hole measured to date. A recent report says it is 40 billion times the sum’s mass, or in perspective, two- thirds the mass of all the the stars in the Milky Way. Space.com writer Mike Wall joins the conversation to talk all things space. Catch the full podcast here.
First-ever image of a black hole that stunned the world is Science's 2019 Breakthrough of the
Black holes are very small by cosmic standards and by definition emit no light, which is why until recently few astronomers imagined such an image was even possible
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Massive, ubiquitous and in some cases as big as our Solar System, black holes are immensely dense cosmic objects with gravity so strong that they capture and consume everything surrounding them, including light. Since they reflect no light, black holes often hide in plain sight, perfectly camouflaged against the inky black of the void.
Current research and findings of the future at the University of Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. — The year 2020 might sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but it is just around the corner.
The University of Arizona has been a leader in the world of science for decades, and is poised for more contributions in the future.
Big things happened in 2019. Take this image of a black hole in a galaxy 50 million light years away. UArizona played a key role in an international effort to piece it together.
"100 years down the road we have a technology to turn telescopes and find exactly what the theory predicted. This is a remarkable feet of the human mind," said Professor of Astronomy and Physics Dr. Dimitrios Psaltis.
KUOW - Black Holes And Gravitational Waves: The Top Science Stories Of The 2010s
The first clear image of a black hole and a revolutionary method for modifying genes were among the top advancements in science in this decade.
NPR science correspondent Joe Palca (@joesbigidea) joins Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson to review the top science stories of the 2010s.
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