Chandra Discovers "Baby" Black Hole Neighbor (2010)
2010 · Short film · 1 min
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Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory believe they've discovered what could be the youngest black hole in our cosmic neighborhood -- a mere 30 years old. The "baby" black hole is a remnant of SN 1979C, a supernova in the galaxy M100 about 50 million light years from Earth. Scientists believe that SN1979C, discovered by an amateur astronomer in 1979, formed with the collapse of a star about 20 times more massive than our Sun. The object's detection provides a unique opportunity to…
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