Tag: supermassive
Hypervelocity Stars Hint at a Nearby Supermassive Black Hole
The UniverseFridays Hypervelocity Stars Hint at a Supermassive Black Hole Right Next Door Some stars streaking through the Milky Way at millions of kilometers per hour probably trace back to a supermassive black hole in a neighboring galaxy By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings An artist’s concept of a hypervelocity star streaking through the…
This Supermassive Black Hole May Harbor a Bizarre Undead Star
This Supermassive Black Hole May Harbor a Bizarre Star That Refuses to Die Strange x-ray pulses hint at a surprisingly long-lived white dwarf orbiting precariously close to a supermassive black hole By Gayoung Lee edited by Lee Billings An artist’s impression of a tidal disruption event, in which a star passes too close to a…