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Black hole mysteries

By Stephen Ornes / May 29, 2013

Nothing, not even light, can escape a black hole. Though black holes are invisible, they can create brilliant light shows. This illustration shows a black hole devouring a star. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab

Scientists are just getting to know the black holes that help anchor our cosmos

Posted in Physics, Space | Tagged astronomy, astrophysics, Big Bang, black holes, Cambridge, Chandra, clusters, cosmology, cosmos, event horizon, feature, galaxies, galaxy, gravity, Harvard University, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, HST, Hubble Space Telescope, Jonelle Walsh, Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, mass, NGC 1277, radiation, Ryan Chornock, Sagittarius A*, space telescope, spaghettification, Stanford University, stars, supernova, topstories, universe, University of Texas, X-rays

Twinkle, twinkle oldest stars

By Stephen Ornes / November 21, 2012

Blazars are bright galaxies that send high-powered radiation jets directly toward Earth. They can be used to detect the light in the universe left over from every star that ever shone. In this image, the blazars are shown as green dots; the Milky Way glows orange in the middle. Credit: NASA, DOE, Fermi LAT Collaboration

Astronomers find traces of ancient light in the activity of bright, distant galaxies

Posted in Space | Tagged astronomy, astrophysics, Big Bang, blazar, cosmic fog, cosmology, Fermi telescope, galaxy, gamma rays, getinvolved, Kavli Institute, light, optics, photon, photons, radiation, star, telescope, topstories, University of Texas at Austin, Volker Bromm

Super star-maker

By Stephen Ornes / September 4, 2012

This artist’s drawing shows what the central galaxy of the Phoenix cluster might look like. The small blue dots represent new stars forming. Credit: NASA.gov

A distant galaxy cluster churns out stars at a whopping rate

Posted in Space | Tagged astronomy, astrophysics, black hole, energy, galaxy, galaxy cluster, gas, getinvolved, matter, Milky Way, MIT, Phoenix cluster, physics, South Pole Telescope, space, star formation, stars, telescope, University of Cambridge

Dark matter search turns up empty

By Stephen Ornes / May 8, 2012

A blue cloud of dark, or invisible, matter surrounds the swirl of the Milky Way galaxy in this illustration. A new study suggests our galaxy’s dark matter may have a shape other than a sphere. Credit: L. Calçada/ESO

Star study suggests our cosmic neighborhood may be lacking invisible matter

Posted in Space | Tagged astronomy, Chile, dark matter, galaxy, getinvolved, gravity, Milky Way