Invading black holes explain cosmic flashes
Friday, September 18, 2009 - 09:35
in Astronomy & Space
Black holes are invading stars, providing a radical explanation to bright flashes in the universe that are one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy today. The flashes, known as gamma ray bursts, are beams of high energy radiation -- similar to the radiation emitted by explosions of nuclear weapons -- produced by jets of plasma from massive dying stars.