US EditionFrom boring to bursting: A giant black hole awakens
- A supermassive black hole in galaxy SDSS1335+0728 erupted with X-ray flares, a rare event, first noticed in 2019.
- This black hole, nicknamed Ansky, had been inactive for decades before suddenly 'switching on,' attracting the attention of astronomers.
- The black hole, 300 million light-years away, now displays quasiperiodic eruptions with intervals of about 4.5 days between blasts.
- Joheen Chakraborty stated the X-ray bursts from Ansky release a hundred times more energy than seen elsewhere.
- These unusual QPEs challenge existing models and offer astronomers a chance to study a black hole's behavior in real time.
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From boring to bursting: Giant black hole awakens
Astronomers are investigating the longest and most energetic bursts of X-rays seen from a newly awakened black hole. Watching this strange behavior unfold in real time offers a unique opportunity to learn more about these powerful events and the mysterious behavior of massive black holes.
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Massive black hole 'waking up' in Virgo constellation
A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at regular intervals that have puzzled scientists, a study said Friday.
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Bangkok PostMassive black hole ‘waking up’ in Virgo constellation
A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at regular intervals that have puzzled scientists, a study said Friday. Astronomers previously had little reason to pay any attention to galaxy SDSS1335+0728, which is 300 million light years from Earth. But in
NASA spacecraft spots monster black hole bursting with X-rays 'releasing a hundred times more energy than we have seen elsewhere'
Astronomers have used space-based telescopes, including NASA's Swift X-ray observatory, to watch a monster black hole spring to life with powerful X-ray eruptions.
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