Friday, January 17, 2014

ScienceDaily: Cosmic Rays News

ScienceDaily: Cosmic Rays News


Massive galaxy cluster verifies predictions of cosmological theory: First detection of kinetic SZ effect in an individual galaxy cluster

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:35 AM PST

By observing a high-speed component of a massive galaxy cluster, scientists have detected for the first time in an individual object the kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect, a change in the cosmic microwave background caused by its interaction with massive moving objects.

First black hole orbiting a 'spinning' star

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 06:11 AM PST

Scientists have discovered the first binary system ever known to consist of a black hole and a 'spinning' star – or more accurately, a Be-type star. Although predicted by theory, none had previously been found.

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