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These Two Cosmic 'Chimneys' Could Be Fueling the Galaxy-Sized Bubbles Looming Over the Milky Way
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists made an X-ray map of the center of the galaxy — and they found two chimneys of plasma.
A Pair of Gargantuan Space Bubbles Might Be Spitting Cosmic Rays at Earth
By Brandon Specktor published
Everybody loves blowing bubbles — even galaxies!
A Dying Star Sent Out an SOS Pointing to Its Killer: A Buzz-Saw Black Hole
By Rafi Letzter published
The crumbs left over from a supermassive black hole's recent meal have allowed scientists to calculate the monster's rotation rate, and the results are mind-boggling.
1 Million Habitable Planets Could (Theoretically) Orbit a Black Hole. Here's How
By Charles Q. Choi published
A black hole could have 1 million planets orbiting near it that are potentially capable of supporting life as we know it, an astrophysicist suggests.
The Universe's Fastest-Growing Black Hole Eats Suns Like Ours for Breakfast
By Brandon Specktor published
The fastest growing black hole in the known universe eats a mass the size of the sun every two days.
Wild 360-Degree Video Lets You See the Milky Way As a Giant Black Hole Would
By Doris Elin Salazar published
A new 360-degree simulation that uses data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory is helping astronomers better understand more than 22 stellar giants found at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
These Powerful Blazars Are the Most Distant Ever Seen
By Sarah Lewin published
Monster black holes shooting jets of gamma-ray radiation right at us have been spotted farther away than ever before, dating back to when the universe was nearly one-tenth its current age.
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