black holes, space exploration, supermassive black hole

Researchers Discover New Monster Black Hole ‘Practically in Our Back Yard’

The discovery of a so-called monster black hole that has about 12 times the Sun’s mass is detailed in a new Astrophysical Journal research submission, the lead author of which is Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, a physics professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Dr. Chakrabarti, the Pei-Ling Chan Endowed Chair in the Department of Physics ...

October 25, 2022

Troy Oakes

More Mystery Objects Found Near Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers have discovered several bizarre objects at the Galactic Center near the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole that are concealing their true identity behind a smokescreen of dust; they look like gas clouds, but behave like stars. At the American Astronomical Society Meeting in Denver, a team of researchers, led by UCLA Postdoctoral Scholar Anna ...

June 12, 2018

Troy Oakes