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May 8, 2013 06:23 PM ET // Nicole Gugliucci
Ever tried to comprehend the magnitude of the cosmos and some of its most energetic processes? If so, the X-ray halo around the merging galaxies known as NGC 6240 may just blow your mind. Continue reading →
Apr 11, 2013 03:14 PM ET // Alyssa Danigelis
When art researchers turned a TSA-style body scanner on a fresco, they got a surprise. ->
Dec 18, 2012 09:32 PM ET // Jason Major
X-ray evidence for the most massive black holes in our universe has been discovered -- but they're not supermassive, they're ULTRAmassive.
Sep 14, 2011 04:51 AM ET // Jason Major
Some relationships are doomed from the beginning, and the same can be said of some planetary systems.
Oct 24, 2012 05:17 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
Our typically mild-mannered black hole recently flared up, and NASA's new X-ray space telescope saw all the action.
Nov 15, 2011 04:13 AM ET // Jason Major
The Tarantula Nebula is growing, but astronomers can't agree why.