Thanksgiving Dinner at the Center of the Galaxy

Source - NASA Science News for Nov. 22, 2012

NASA's NuSTAR spacecraft has detected X-ray flares coming from the center of the galaxy--a signal that the Milky Way's supermassive black hole is having dinner. Astronomers are not sure, however, what's on the menu.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/22nov_backholesnacks/

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Youngest-Ever Nearby Black Hole Discovered

Source - NASA Science News for Nov. 15, 2010

An amazingly young black hole--only 30 years old--has been found in a nearby galaxy by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/14nov_babyblackhole/

Chandra Turns Ten

Source - NASA Science News for August 19, 2009

Astronomers are celebrating 10 years of discovery by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Today's story highlights some of Chandra's most surprising, violent and beautiful images of the high-energy Universe.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/19aug_chandra10.htm?list894285