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A Tour of Dual Black Holes (10-05-2017)
Astronomers have found evidence for five dual supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies, each containing millions of times the mass of the Sun.
- Related Links:
-- Seeing Double: Scientists Find Elusive Giant Black Hole Pairs
Astronomers have found evidence for five dual supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies, each containing millions of times the mass of the Sun.
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-- Seeing Double: Scientists Find Elusive Giant Black Hole Pairs
A Quick Look at J140737 and J122104 (10-05-2017)
Astronomers have found five new supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies.
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-- Seeing Double: Scientists Find Elusive Giant Black Hole Pairs
Astronomers have found five new supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies.
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-- Seeing Double: Scientists Find Elusive Giant Black Hole Pairs
A Tour of Arp 299 (06-26-2017)
What would happen if you took two galaxies and mixed them together over millions of years?
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-- Arp 299: Galactic Goulash
-- 'A Quick Look' version of this podcast
What would happen if you took two galaxies and mixed them together over millions of years?
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-- Arp 299: Galactic Goulash
-- 'A Quick Look' version of this podcast
A Quick Look at Arp 299 (06-26-2017)
Arp 299 is a system where two galaxies are in the process of merging.
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-- Arp 299: Galactic Goulash
Arp 299 is a system where two galaxies are in the process of merging.
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-- Arp 299: Galactic Goulash
A Tour of XJ1500+0154 (02-06-2017)
Every so often, an object will pass too close to a black hole and be ripped apart by its intense gravitational forces.
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-- Black Hole Meal Sets Record for Length and Size
Every so often, an object will pass too close to a black hole and be ripped apart by its intense gravitational forces.
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-- Black Hole Meal Sets Record for Length and Size
A Tour of NGC 5128 Flare (10-20-2016)
Astronomers have found a pair of extraordinary objects that dramatically burst in X-rays. This discovery, made using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton observatory, may represent a new class of explosive events.
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-- Mysterious Cosmic Objects Erupting in X-rays Discovered
Astronomers have found a pair of extraordinary objects that dramatically burst in X-rays. This discovery, made using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton observatory, may represent a new class of explosive events.
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-- Mysterious Cosmic Objects Erupting in X-rays Discovered
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