X-ray 'Echoes' Probe Habitat
of Monster Black Hole
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- Scott Wiessinger
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Astronomers using data from the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton satellite have found a long-sought X-ray signal from NGC 4151, a galaxy that contains a supermassive black hole. When the black hole's X-ray source flares, its accretion disk reflects the emission about half an hour later. The discovery promises a new way to unravel what's happening in the neighborhood of these powerful objects.
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Animator
- Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle) [Lead]
Writers
- Francis Reddy (University of Maryland College Park)
- Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle)
Video editor
- Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle)
Producer
- Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle)
Narrator
- Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle)
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