Astrophysicists from Clemson University and Europe unmask a black hole

Public release date: 24-Feb-2012
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Contact: Dieter Hartmann
hdieter@clemson.edu
864-656-5298
Clemson University

CLEMSON A study of X-rays emitted a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away has unmasked a stellar mass black hole in Andromeda, a spiral galaxy about 2.6 million light-years from Earth.

Two Clemson University researchers joined an an international team of astronomers, including scientists at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Extra

Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/cu-afc022412.php

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