Posts Tagged ‘adaptive optics’
Lens method puts dark new galaxy in focus
UC DAVIS (US) — A faint “satellite galaxy” 10 billion light years from Earth is the lowest-mass object ever detected at such a distance, say researchers. Continue…
Monday, February 6, 2012 17:03 - 2 Comments
Science & Technology - Jan 17, 2011 12:26 - 0 Comments
Black hole with mass of 6.6 billion suns
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — The enormous mass of the black hole at the center of galaxy M87 makes it a prime candidate for future studies to “see” a black hole for the first time. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 13, 2011 14:45 - 0 Comments
Largest cluster of black-hole pairs
CALTECH (US) — The discovery of 16 close-knit pairs of supermassive black holes in merging galaxies gives astronomers a glimpse into how these behemoths and their host galaxies fuse. (more…)
