X-rays help astronomers detect spinning black holes

It can be tricky to measure the spin of a black hole, particularly when it's hard to see them, but astronomers have pulled off just such a feat. They've gauged the spins of five supermassive black holes through a combination of data from the Chandra...

Smallest Oxymoronic Black Hole Detected by NASA


Astronomers at NASA have identified the smallest black hole ever in the galaxy. The black hole although small by comparison is supermassive. The size of the black hole is small in comparison to other...