Astronomers discover a new black hole in our galaxy
Friday, October 5, 2012 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—NASA's Swift satellite recently detected a rising tide of high-energy X-rays from a source toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The outburst, produced by a rare X-ray nova, announced the presence of a previously unknown stellar-mass black hole.