Black Holes and stuff.
Isn't it strange that somewhere far from Earth in various parts of space there are black holes constantly churning, devouring stars and planets? AT THIS VERY SECOND.
A new wide-field panorama reveals more than a thousand supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies, some up to several billion times more massive than the sun. This survey, taken in a region of the Bootes constellation, involved 126 separate Chandra exposures of 5,000-seconds each, making it the largest contiguous field ever obtained by the observatory. At 9.3 square degrees, it is over 40 times larger than the full moon seen on the night sky, which is also shown in this graphic for scale. In this image, the red represents low-energy X-rays, green shows the medium range, and blue the higher energy X-rays.
Credit: NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Hickox et al.; Moon: NASA/JPL
There has been research indicating that black holes aren't just destroyers of the galaxy, they also have a part in contributing to the development of galaxies, as they generate heated energy and gases necessary for life. But it's scary that someday the sun will turn out like that too. But that's a loooong time from now, I think.. Well, I hope. haha.
Ah yes. I am fascinated with astronomy and space. *__* Most of you probably didn't know this... Haha. :p
A new wide-field panorama reveals more than a thousand supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies, some up to several billion times more massive than the sun. This survey, taken in a region of the Bootes constellation, involved 126 separate Chandra exposures of 5,000-seconds each, making it the largest contiguous field ever obtained by the observatory. At 9.3 square degrees, it is over 40 times larger than the full moon seen on the night sky, which is also shown in this graphic for scale. In this image, the red represents low-energy X-rays, green shows the medium range, and blue the higher energy X-rays.
Credit: NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Hickox et al.; Moon: NASA/JPL
There has been research indicating that black holes aren't just destroyers of the galaxy, they also have a part in contributing to the development of galaxies, as they generate heated energy and gases necessary for life. But it's scary that someday the sun will turn out like that too. But that's a loooong time from now, I think.. Well, I hope. haha.
Ah yes. I am fascinated with astronomy and space. *__* Most of you probably didn't know this... Haha. :p