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Radiation from massive stars may trigger many more stars than previously thought
Washington, August 13 (ANI): A new study from two of NASA’s Great Observatories has shown that radiation from massive stars may trigger the formation of many more stars than previously thought.
While astronomers have long understood that stars and planets form from the collapse of a cloud of gas, the question of the main causes of [...]
Astronomers see high-speed galaxy collision in action
Washington, July 10 (ANI): Astronomers at the Chandra X-ray Observatory have spotted a galaxy collision in action, with one galaxy passing through the core of other galaxies at almost 2 million miles per hour.
The image obtained is of Stephan’s Quintet, a compact group of galaxies discovered about 130 years ago and located about 280 million [...]
“Cosmic blobs” a result of growing supermassive black holes
Washington, June 25 (ANI): New data obtained from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes has pinpointed the source of “cosmic blobs” as growing supermassive black holes.
This discovery helps resolve the true nature of gigantic blobs of gas observed around very young galaxies.
About a decade ago, astronomers discovered immense reservoirs of hydrogen gas, which they [...]
Cosmic “ghost” found lurking around supermassive black hole
Washington, May 29 (ANI): NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has found a cosmic “ghost” lurking around a distant supermassive black hole, which is the first detection of such a high-energy apparition, and may be evidence of a huge eruption produced by the black hole.
The X-ray ghost, so-called because a diffuse X-ray source has remained after other [...]
Spinning black holes are ‘ultimate cosmic batteries’
London, Jan 27 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that spinning black holes are the ultimate cosmic batteries, as it seems they can store and unleash the energy of billions of supernovae, with potentially devastating consequences for their host galaxies.
Many of the supermassive black holes that lurk at the centre of galaxies fire [...]
