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How Many Black Holes Are Hiding? NASA Study Homes in on Answer
Play Video A thick torus of gas and dust surrounding a supermassive black hole is shown in this artist’s concept. The torus can obscure light that’s generated by material falling into the black hole. Observations by NASA telescopes have helped scientists identify more of these hidden black holes. NASA/JPL-Caltech An effort to find some of the biggest, most active black…
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NASA, Global Astronomers Await Rare Nova Explosion
Around the world this summer, professional and amateur astronomers alike will be fixed on one small constellation deep in the night sky. But it’s not the seven stars of Corona Borealis, the “Northern Crown,” that have sparked such fascination. It’s a dark spot among them where an impending nova event – so bright it will be visible on Earth with…
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