Supernovae are violent explosions produced in star death when their mass becomes large and they run out of fuel to burn.
Category Archives: Black Holes
Black Hole
Black holes are super dense masses with strong gravitational pull left over after large stars run out of fuel and collapse.
APM 08279+5255: Distant Yet Extremely Bright
AMP 08279+5255 (catchy, right?) is a very bright (even by quasar standards) quasar located in the Lynx constellation.
Active Galactic Nucleus
Active galactic nuclei contain actively feeding black holes that produce a ton of light due to high energy.
NGC 3393: Twin Black Holes
NGC 3393 has two black holes in its galactic nucleus.
Fermi bubbles: The Aftermath of Feeding Sagittarius A*
Fermi bubbles are likely caused by matter pushed away from the black hole in the center of the Milky Way after it consumed a large amount of matter.
Population III stars: Why Would They Matter?
Population III stars are believed to be some of the first stars ever formed. So, what, if anything, makes them so special as to need a separate categorization? And why have we never found one?
Quasars: The Possible Start of Galaxies
Quasars can be seen at the farthest reaches of the universe. Since they are so far, seeing a quasar is looking into the universe’s past. They could answer many questions about the development of the universe. The structure consists of a black hole which is fed by an accretion disk and have the potential to form galaxies around them.