Super massive discovery: Scientists unveil most distant black hole
The newly found black hole is voraciously devouring material at the centre of a galaxy – a phenomenon called a quasar.
Dec 07, 2017, 12:34 PM IST
NASA's SOFIA detects cool dust around active black holes!
SOFIA flies above 99 percent of the Earth's water vapour, enabling the research group to characterise the properties of the torus-shaped dust structures at far-infrared wavelengths.
Jun 14, 2017, 12:26 PM IST
'Cosmic cannibalism' no more a rarity; black holes devour stars more frequently than thought!
Supermassive black holes are millions to billions times more massive than our Sun.
Feb 28, 2017, 00:01 AM IST