Science news articles about 'giant elliptical galaxies'
A new method to weigh giant black holes
... temperature of hot gas in the center of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4649, scientists have determined ... hole has on the hot gas near the center of the galaxy. As gas slowly settles towards the black ...A novel way to weigh giant black holes
... X-ray Observatory. By measuring a peak in the temperature of hot gas in the centre of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4649, scientists have determined the mass of the galaxy's supermassive black hole ...Globular clusters tell tale of star formation in nearby galaxy metropolis
... (ACS) resolved the star clusters in 100 galaxies of various sizes, shapes, and brightness – even ... away". Astronomers have long known that the giant elliptical galaxy at the cluster's centre, Messier 87 ...Hubble sees magnetic monster in erupting galaxy
NGC 1275 is one of the closest giant elliptical galaxies and lies at the centre of the Perseus Cluster of galaxies. It is an active galaxy, hosting a supermassive black hole at its core, which blows ...Astronomers discover link between supermassive black holes and galaxy formation
... formation of the surprisingly fluffy centers of giant elliptical galaxies." Kormendy and Bender made detailed ... shows how black holes grow along with the galaxy. This is big news. We've long accepted ...Queen's University physicist unlocking the mysteries of neighboring galaxies
... will be dispersed throughout the Andromeda halo," says Dr. Widrow. "And a few billion years after that, Andromeda and the Milky Way will collide and merge together to form a giant elliptical galaxy."Watching a cannibal galaxy dine
... common mechanism to explain the formation of such giant elliptical galaxies. The new SOFI images, obtained ... author João Alves. "Knowing how these giant clouds form and evolve is to understand how stars ...SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Rare Clouds, Eclipse, More
The moon Phobos's battered surface is captured; the giant elliptical galaxy M87 shines, and more in our new weekly roundup of space news photos.Yale astronomer discovers upper mass limit for black holes
... the mass of the Sun. These ultra-massive black holes, found at the centers of giant elliptical galaxies in huge galaxy clusters, are the biggest in the known universe. Even the large black hole at ...Hubble Witnesses Spectacular Flaring in Extragalactic Jet from M87's Black Hole
... a jet of matter blasting from a monster black hole in the giant elliptical galaxy M87 is giving astronomers an incredible light show. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been following ...
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