Holes
Galaxy NGC3799 lies around 16 million light years from Earth. Any event observed today within that galaxy took place 16 million years ago. One such event was observed in February 2023 when a surge in brightness in the core was followed by a rapid dimming. The observations that followed revealed that the event was a […]
A new study has suggested some of the universe’s oldest black holes pass our cosmic neighbourhood at least once every decade, moving planets in their wake. And if scientists can detect them, it would provide the first proof that these black holes exist as dark matter. Black holes are regions of immense gravity that trap […]
By Meryl Sebastian BBC News, Kochi 1 January 2024 Image caption, Isro successfully launched a satellite for the exploration of celestial objects like black holes India’s space agency has successfully launched a rocket that is carrying an observatory which will study astronomical objects like black holes. It was launched from Sriharikota spaceport at 09:10 local […]
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India launched its first satellite on Jan 1 to study black holes as it seeks to deepen its space exploration efforts ahead of an ambitious crewed mission in 2025. The spacecraft, named X-ray Polarimeter Satellite, was propelled into an orbit of 350km from an island near India’s main spaceport of Sriharikota, off the southern state […]
Did they see it coming? The clock’s struck midnight in 2024, and guess who’s back with their uncanny knack for peering into the future? Of course – The Simpsons! From robot presidents to flying cars, their outlandish predictions have a habit of hitting a little too close to home. This time, it looks like the […]
SRIHARIKOTA: Isro ushered in the New Year with the successful launch of XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite), India’s first satellite to conduct research on black holes and other celestial objects. Workhorse PSLV placed the satellite on its 60th flight in a 650km orbit. The final stage of PSLV-C58 then turned into an orbital experimental module (POEM) […]
India launched its first satellite on Monday to study black holes as it seeks to deepen its space exploration efforts ahead of an ambitious crewed mission next year. The spacecraft, named X-ray Polarimeter Satellite, was propelled into an orbit of 350 kilometers from an island near India’s main spaceport of Sriharikota, off the southern state […]
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Regina Barber and Aaron Scott of Short Wave about a black hole nearly as old as the universe, how pollution plagues sea turtles, and a simple fix to cut blood pressure. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Time now for our science news roundup from our friends at NPR’s Short Wave podcast, Aaron […]
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