Wednesday, January 22, 2014

ScienceDaily: Black Holes News

ScienceDaily: Black Holes News


Using black holes to measure the universe's rate of expansion

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 09:30 AM PDT

Scientists have developed a method that uses black holes to measure distances of billions of light years with a high degree of accuracy. The ability to measure these distances will allow scientists

Strange new bursts of gamma rays point to a new way to destroy a star

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 11:47 AM PDT

Scientists have pinpointed a new type of exceptionally powerful and long-lived cosmic explosion, prompting a theory that they arise in the violent death throes of a supergiant

Sprial galaxy: Hidden depths of Messier 77 revealed

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:51 AM PDT

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of spiral galaxy Messier 77, one of the most famous and well-studied galaxies in the sky. The patches of red across this image

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