Scientists Spot an Exceptionally Rare 'Intermediate' Black Hole Eating a Star

Scientists Spot an Exceptionally Rare 'Intermediate' Black Hole Eating a Star

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Observatory may be relatively old space observatories, but that doesn't stop them from making groundbreaking cosmological discoveries. The two telescopes just spotted an extremely rare type of black hole currently eating a star in space.

Rare Intermediate-sized Black Hole Found Eating a Star | NASA Hubble & Chandra

Rare Intermediate-sized Black Hole Found Eating a Star | NASA Hubble & ChandraNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to identify a new possible example of a rare class of black holes. Called NGC 6099 HLX-1, this bright X-ray source seems to reside in a compact star cluster in a giant elliptical galaxy. This discovery shows how space telescopes working together across wavelengths can unveil the complete …

Scientists catch rare mid-sized black hole in the act of devouring a star

Astronomers have caught a rare type of black hole in the act of devouring a star—an event that lit up the universe in X-rays. This rare black hole, known as NGC 6099 HLX-1, sits on the outskirts of a distant galaxy called NGC 6099, around 450 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. It’s believed […] The post Scientists catch rare mid-sized black hole in the act of devouring a star appeared first on Knowridge Science Report.

Hubble Catches Intermediate-Sized Black Hole

NASA Goddard shared this video on Youtube! NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope revealed that most galaxies have supermassive black holes at their centers, but there’s a mysterious middle category that’s been nearly impossible to find: intermediate mass black holes. These elusive objects only are incredibly difficult to detect. Hubble and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory teamed up to study one of these rare items in galaxy NGC 6099. Chandra detected sc…

Hubble spots ‘nearly impossible to find’ intermediate mass black hole

Hubble spots 'nearly impossible to find' intermediate mass black hole NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory joined forces to find an elusive intermediate mass black holes in galaxy NGC 6099. Credit to : VideoFromSpaceHubble spots 'nearly impossible to find' intermediate mass black hole NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory joined forces to find an elusive intermediate mass black holes in galaxy NGC 609…