Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/nasa-discovers-10-supermassive-black-holeson-accident Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter NASA discovers 10 supermassive black holes … by accident Science Sep 11, 2013 2:52 PM EDT Photo coutesy of NASA/JPL/CalTech. NASA’s NuSTAR X-Ray telescope found 10 supermassive black holes last week, almost by accident. “We found the black holes serendipitously. We were looking at known targets and spotted the black holes in the background of the images,” lead researcher David Alexander said in a statement. These black holes hide in the center of galaxies, pulling in matter around them. As matter falls in, the supermassive black hole ejects a huge burst of X-ray radiation. That’s what the NuSTAR telescope detected. Read more at NASA’s website. And if you should find yourself in need of a little musical accompaniment to your reading, we have a recommendation. H/T Rebecca Jacobson. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
Photo coutesy of NASA/JPL/CalTech. NASA’s NuSTAR X-Ray telescope found 10 supermassive black holes last week, almost by accident. “We found the black holes serendipitously. We were looking at known targets and spotted the black holes in the background of the images,” lead researcher David Alexander said in a statement. These black holes hide in the center of galaxies, pulling in matter around them. As matter falls in, the supermassive black hole ejects a huge burst of X-ray radiation. That’s what the NuSTAR telescope detected. Read more at NASA’s website. And if you should find yourself in need of a little musical accompaniment to your reading, we have a recommendation. H/T Rebecca Jacobson. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now