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Massive black hole 'waking up' in Virgo constellation
A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at ...
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Long-dormant black hole 'woke up' before our eyes — now, it's doing something that astronomers can't explain
The quasi-periodic eruptions of X-rays from a black hole 300 million light-years away are unlike any researchers have ever ...
For the first time, astronomers watch a black hole ‘wake up’ in real-time
Researchers have spent the past few years watching a black hole re-awaken roughly 300 million light-years away from Earth.
A sleeping black hole just woke up - erupting powerful x-ray bursts
A distant galaxy that lay quiet for decades has suddenly stirred, lighting up in dramatic bursts that have caught astronomers ...
Sleeping Black Hole Erupts in Real Time – Blasting Out Record-Breaking X-Rays
A mysterious black hole in a distant galaxy just woke up after decades of silence—and it’s putting on a cosmic light show!
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From boring to bursting: Giant black hole awakens
Astronomers are investigating the longest and most energetic bursts of X-rays seen from a newly awakened black hole. Watching this strange behavior unfold in real time offers a unique opportunity to ...
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Massive black hole 'waking up' in Virgo constellation
This was a sign that the galaxy's sleeping black hole was waking from its slumber, according to the study published in the journal Nature Astronomy. Most galaxies, including our home Milky Way ...