Black Holes and Exploding Stars
Season 2
Ep 4. Astronomers Spot Sudden Black Hole Flareup
- April 1, 2015
- 2 min
Astronomers using NASA's Swift satellite recently detected a rise in high-energy X-rays from a source toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The outburst, produced by a rare X-ray nova, came from a previously unknown stellar-mass black hole.