Galaxy outskirts likely hunting grounds for dying massive stars and black holes

Sunday, July 29, 2018 - 08:44 in Astronomy & Space

Findings from a Rochester Institute of Technology study provide further evidence that the outskirts of spiral galaxies host massive black holes. These overlooked regions are new places to observe gravitational waves created when the massive bodies collide, the authors report. The study winds back time on massive black holes by analyzing their visible precursors–supernovae with […]

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