Black Holes

Monster Black Holes

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Today on Far Future Horizons we are going on an odyssey into nature’s ultimate abyss – a Monster Black Hole. We will explore where they are found, how they begin, and how it may be possible to harness and use the power they produce. In Monster Black Holes, scientists steadily piece together the complex dynamics … Read more

Violent Universe

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Cygnus X-1 Copyright David A. Hardy One of the first suspected examples of a black hole was Cygnus X-1. In 1972 a massive blue supergiant star in Cygnus was found to have an invisible companion which emitted X-rays.  This was calculated to be 14 times as massive as the Sun – too massive to be … Read more