NASA Telescope Discovers 10 Supermassive Black Holes — September 11, 2013

NASA Telescope Discovers 10 Supermassive Black Holes

NASA's "black-hole-hunter" spacecraft, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has serendipitously discovered its first 10 supermassive black holes.

bigthinkeditor

NASA’s “black-hole-hunter” spacecraft, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has serendipitously discovered its first 10 supermassive black holes. These discoveries are the first of hundreds expected from the NuSTAR mission over the next two years.

For more information, visit here.

a sign that says the management accepts no responsibility.

High Culture

Even lawyers hate “legalese”

“In witness whereof, the parties hereunto have set their hands to these presents as a deed on the day month and year hereinbefore mentioned.”

a blue and black background with letters and numbers.

Health

How generative AI language models are unlocking the secrets of DNA

From gene expression to protein design, large language models are creating a suite of powerful genomic tools.

a black and white drawing of a group of people.

The Past

The strange case of the woman who gave birth to rabbits

Mary Toft staged an elaborate hoax, but the pain was real.

a black and white photo of two men laying on a dock.

Neuropsych

The 5-step “military method” for falling asleep in minutes

You’ll be able to sleep through a war.

a painting of a man standing next to a tree.

The Well

Eastern philosophy says there is no “self.” Science agrees

“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself — and there isn’t one.”

Up Next

But How do You KNOW That You Know?

When the citadels of knowledge for knowledge’s sake collapse, the marketers rush in to fill the void. We’re in greater need now than ever of epistemology – a careful, systematic examination of what we know and how we know it.