Black Holes; Astronomy; Space Exploration; NASA; Space Telescopes; Galaxies; Space Station; Astrophysics

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For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes thanks to data from NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) and other missions. Scientists have only recently encountered this class of X-ray flares, called QPEs, or quasi-periodic eruptions. A system astronomersContinue Reading