Thursday, November 20, 2014

ScienceDaily: Stars News

ScienceDaily: Stars News


NASA's Swift mission probes an exotic object: 'Kicked' black hole or mega star?

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:50 PM PST

Astronomers have discovered an unusual source of light in a galaxy some 90 million light-years away. The dwarf galaxy Markarian 177 (center) and its unusual source SDSS1133 (blue) lie 90 million light-years away. The galaxies are located in the bowl of the Big Dipper, a well-known star pattern in the constellation Ursa Major.

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