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Polarized X-rays reveal shape, orientation of extremely hot matter around
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers' recent observations of a stellar-mass black hole called Cygnus X-1 reveal new details about the configuration of extremely hot matter in the region immediately surrounding the black hole.
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Astronomers discover closest black hole to earth
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF's NOIRLab, have discovered the closest-known black hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous detection of a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the Milky Way. Its close proximity to Earth, a mere 1600 light-years away,
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Experts find dormant black hole near our galaxy
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 19 (ANI): A stellar-mass black hole has been discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy which is the neighbour of the Milky Way Galaxy. This discovery was made by a group of international experts who are renowned for disproving other black hole discoveries.
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Mammoth collision of 'impossible' black holes detected for first time
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], September 3 (ANI): The most massive black hole collision ever detected has been directly observed by the LIGO and VIRGO Scientific Collaboration, which includes scientists from The Australian National University (ANU).
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