black holes

NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way – NASA

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NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way – NASA

The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. The star-forming region, named Sagittarius C (Sgr C), is about 300 light-years from the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*. Image: Sagitarius C … Read more

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Chronicle the Active Cosmos – NASA

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How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Chronicle the Active Cosmos – NASA

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will pair space-based observations with a broad field of view to unveil the dynamic cosmos in ways that have never been possible before. “Roman will work in tandem with NASA observatories such as the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, which are designed to zoom in on … Read more

Construction on NASA Mission to Map 450 Million Galaxies Is Under Way – NASA

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Construction on NASA Mission to Map 450 Million Galaxies Is Under Way – NASA

Key elements are coming together for NASA’s SPHEREx mission, a space telescope that will create a map of the universe like none before. NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope is beginning to look much like it will when it arrives in Earth orbit and starts mapping the entire sky. Short for Specto-Photometer for the History of the … Read more

First Science Images Released From ESA Mission With NASA Contributions – NASA

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First Science Images Released From ESA Mission With NASA Contributions – NASA

The new images from the Euclid mission include a cluster of thousands of distant galaxies, demonstrating the spacecraft’s unique abilities.  The Euclid mission, which will investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, released its first five science images Tuesday, Nov. 7 The observatory, led by ESA (European Space Agency) with NASA contributions, is … Read more

NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole – NASA

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NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole – NASA

Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet seen in X-rays, using NASA telescopes. The black hole is at an early stage of growth that had never been witnessed before, where its mass is similar to that of its host galaxy. This result may explain how some of the first supermassive black holes in … Read more

Why NASA’s Roman Mission Will Study Milky Way’s Flickering Lights – NASA

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Why NASA’s Roman Mission Will Study Milky Way’s Flickering Lights – NASA

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide one of the deepest-ever views into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. The mission will monitor hundreds of millions of stars in search of tell-tale flickers that betray the presence of planets, distant stars, small icy objects that haunt the outskirts of our solar system, isolated … Read more

NASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data – NASA

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NASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data – NASA

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team is exploring ways to support community efforts that will prepare for the deluge of data the mission will return. Recently selected infrastructure teams will serve a vital role in the preliminary work by creating simulations, scouting the skies with other telescopes, calibrating Roman’s components, and much more. Their … Read more

ICRAR researchers come up with new technique to make search for active, bright black holes easier

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ICRAR researchers come up with new technique to make search for active, bright black holes easier

A statement by ICRAR cited lead author Jessica Thorne, who is a PhD student, as saying that active black holes are typically located among the largest galaxies. Detecting black holes: A new way of detecting active black holes and measuring the amount of matter they suck in has been determined by astronomers. Researchers at the … Read more