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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

Surprising hot springs

By Sid Perkins / January 8, 2013

A lake sits in the crater of the Philippine’s Taal volcano. Scientists recently discovered that hot springs flowing into the lake come from a shallow source — the lake itself. Credit: MatthieuG/Wikimedia Commons

Scientists find shallow source of water for volcano’s hot springs

Posted in Earth | Tagged aquifer, Austin; University of California, Bayani Cardenas, Berkeley; Taal Volcano, getinvolved, groundwater, hot springs, hydrologist, hydrothermal vent, infrared, Michael Manga, Philippines, Steve Ingebritsen, thermal imaging, topstories, U.S. Geological Survey; USGS, University of Texas, volcano, volcanologist