SYFY WIRE Black Holes Big, bright, massive stars were more common when the Universe was young New study shows big beasts are more rare nowadays. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Oh, the huge manatee: A natural particle accelerator quadrillions of kilometers long The Manatee Nebula is shooting out hugely energetic subatomic particles. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Wait. *How* big are neutron stars again? Bottom line: Neutron star sizes are hard to figure out. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Hubble spies what may be a rogue black hole just 5,000 light years away The problem is we're not sure it's really a black hole. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Mmmmm, donut illusion A donut on the Moon leads to a brain-bending optical illusion. By Phil Plait 1 year ago Stellar hypoxia may help make more massive black holes Lower oxygen in a star may explain two cosmic mysteries at once. By Phil Plait 1 year ago This is what a black hole sounds like It will haunt you. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Incredible images as astronomers see material swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole for the very first time! Images show material just above The Point Of No Return. By Phil Plait 2 years ago A black hole may be munching on the dying body of a star An undersized red giant may have a dark companion. By Phil Plait 2 years ago Hear that? It’s the heartbeat of a black hole Instead of a stethoscope, use a telescope. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago SYFY WIRE | Page 5
Big, bright, massive stars were more common when the Universe was young New study shows big beasts are more rare nowadays. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Oh, the huge manatee: A natural particle accelerator quadrillions of kilometers long The Manatee Nebula is shooting out hugely energetic subatomic particles. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Wait. *How* big are neutron stars again? Bottom line: Neutron star sizes are hard to figure out. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Hubble spies what may be a rogue black hole just 5,000 light years away The problem is we're not sure it's really a black hole. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Mmmmm, donut illusion A donut on the Moon leads to a brain-bending optical illusion. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Stellar hypoxia may help make more massive black holes Lower oxygen in a star may explain two cosmic mysteries at once. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Incredible images as astronomers see material swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole for the very first time! Images show material just above The Point Of No Return. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
A black hole may be munching on the dying body of a star An undersized red giant may have a dark companion. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
Hear that? It’s the heartbeat of a black hole Instead of a stethoscope, use a telescope. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago