A team of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists has discovered vast black holes that are “firing powerful beams of particles into space”. Its ability to fire beams and then change aim to shoot another celestial target has prompted comparisons to the planet-killing Death Star in Star Wars. This discovery, made by astronomers on …
Scientists have discovered certain types of black holes that swivel around and shoot beams at objects in the cosmos. This has prompted comparisons to the planet-killing Death Star space base from Star Wars. Newly discovered real-life Star Wars ‘Death Star’ black holes shoot beams that can kill planets (Pixabay – representational image) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} …
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory along with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)’s National Radio Astronomical Observatory’s (NRAO) Very Long Baseline Array spotted gargantuan black holes firing strong beams of supercharged particles which were slowly changing direction over millions of years. The supermassive black holes were seen spinning in different directions and shooting these particle jets in deep space. In a statement, Astrophysicist Francesco Ubertosi said, “We …
A team of astronomers have examined 16 supermassive black holes to track where the beams or jets were aimed in the past. The researchers discovered that the beams have changed directions by large amounts, over relatively small timescales, in millions of years. The polar jets from the black holes have carved out cavities in the …
Updated Feb 10, 2024, 12:35 PM IST In a surprising revelation, scientists have uncovered evidence suggesting that Mimas, Saturn’s Death Star, possesses a subterranean ocean. Mimas, the Death Star of Saturn. The recent revelation about Mimas, one of Saturn’s moons, has shifted its claim to fame from merely resembling the “Death Star” to potentially harbouring …