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Researchers find hidden trove of massive black holes
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Chappel Hill (North Carolina) [US], May 24 (ANI): A team of researchers at the University Of North Carolina has found black holes which offer a glimpse into the life story of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy.
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Ultra-bright X-ray source awakens near a galaxy not so far away
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 3 (ANI): A new ultra-bright source of X-rays has awakened in between our galactic neighbours the Magellanic Clouds, after a 26-year slumber. This is the second-closest such object known to date, with a brightness greater than a million Suns.
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Scientists spot young stars in outskirts of Milky Way Galaxy
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Scientists have spotted a flock of young stars in the outskirts of the Milky Way, which is the home to some of the oldest stars of the galaxy.
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Two largest satellite galaxies Magellanic Clouds bridged by stars
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 8 (ANI): According to an international team of astronomers led by researchers from University Of Cambridge, the Magellanic Clouds, the two largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way, appear to be connected by a bridge stretching across 43,000 light years.
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