NASA's Chandra Sees Remarkable Outburst From Old Black Hole
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 15:00
in Astronomy & Space
An extraordinary outburst produced by a black hole in a nearby galaxy has provided direct evidence for a population of old, volatile stellar black holes. The discovery, made by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, provides new insight into the nature of a mysterious class of black holes that can produce as much energy in X-rays as a million suns radiate at all wavelengths.