Physics and Astronomy News Archive: April 2017

Image: Gravitational Wave Kicks Monster Black Hole Out of Galactic Core

Gravitational Wave Kicks Monster Black Hole Out of Galactic Core

Source: Hubblesite   Posted: 4/6/17

Astronomers have uncovered a supermassive black hole that has been propelled out of the center of a distant galaxy by what could be the awesome power of gravitational waves.
Image: Milky Way-like Galaxies in Early Universe Embedded in 'Super Halos'

Milky Way-like Galaxies in Early Universe Embedded in 'Super Halos'

Source: NRAO   Posted: 4/4/17

By harnessing the extreme sensitivity of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have directly observed a pair of Milky Way-like galaxies seen when the universe was only eight percent of its current age.
Image: Finding the 'Ghost Particles' Might be More Challenging

Finding the 'Ghost Particles' Might be More Challenging

Source: IBS   Posted: 4/1/17

Results from the NEOS experiment on sterile neutrinos differ partly from the theoretical expectations.