Chandra Science Briefing Centers on "Baby" Black Hole Neighbor

A science briefing held at NASA Headquarters Nov. 15 discusses the discovery by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory of 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 watch a black hole develop during infancy.

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[Qulopuaa]

Very informative,good work guy's

[ethankegley]

This is great:) our forum is going over subjects of astrophysics and cosmology now:)

[korzen321]

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[zzzIdividedbyzerozzz]

Excellent, and very informative videos.