The Universe’s Brightest Lights Have Surprisingly Dark and Mysterious Origins

The Universe’s Brightest Lights Have Surprisingly Dark and Mysterious Origins

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Some of the brightest lights in the universe shine from some of its darkest corners — so-called supermassive black holes. Invisible to the human eye, these high-energy powerhouses light up the cosmos with emissions that are detected by space telescopes. Thousands of such light sources…

New Study Uncovers Shadowy Origins of Universe’s Most Luminous Phenomena

New Study Uncovers Shadowy Origins of Universe’s Most Luminous Phenomena

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Some of the brightest lights in the universe shine from some of its darkest corners — so-called supermassive black holes. Invisible to the human eye, these high-energy powerhouses light up the cosmos with emissions that are detected by space telescopes. Thousands of such light sources…

Hubble Offers Closest Look at Quasar 3C 273, Reveal Hidden Structures

Hubble Offers Closest Look at Quasar 3C 273, Reveal Hidden Structures

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Astronomers have obtained the closest look yet at a quasar, using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to study the enigmatic 3C 273, located 2.5 billion light-years away. This quasar, known as the first ever identified in 1963 by astronomer Maarten Schmidt, continues to intrigue…

NASA’s Chandra Telescope Observes Mysterious ‘Knots’ Blasting from Nearby Black Hole Jets

NASA’s Chandra Telescope Observes Mysterious ‘Knots’ Blasting from Nearby Black Hole Jets

A recent study of black hole jets from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has identified bright formations or “knots” in these jets, with each showing unexpected variations in speed. This analysis, led by David Bogensberger, an astrophysicist at the University of Michigan, examined decades-old Chandra data on the supermassive black hole…