In terms of the history of the universe, supermassive black holes are a relative newcomer to the cosmic arena. Astronomers can't even agree on how they form — are they just regular black holes that kept on growing, are they created by some uncommon collapsing stellar matter or did they form right after the big bang and get a "head start" on accumulating mass? © Photo : NAOJMysterious Black Hole DETECTED in the Centre of the Milky Way A pair of studies published earlier this year investigate these key questions. A group of Italian astronomers led by Samuele Ronchini of Gran Sasso Science Institute in Italy has used the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton space telescope to study one AGN with the romantic name PKS 2251+11, a black hole they described as "an ideal candidate" in their March 15 paper published on scholarly peer review site arXiv.org. That material gets sped up really … [Read more...] about Astronomers Probe Secrets of Supermassive Black Holes
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Residents Discern ‘Black Holes’ in Russian Northern Skies (VIDEO)
Residents pf Russia’s North have witnessed an extraordinary phenomenon — that of a so-called lenticular cloud hovering in the skies over the Khibiny Mountains on Kola Peninsula, and most notably, took it for a black hole. The witnesses captured the moment on camera, when the cloud fenced the moon for 15 minutes, shutting in light, and uploaded the footage on the Russian social network Vkontakte. While the Earth satellites lit up the cloud a bit, one had an impression of a gigantic hole forming there. Almost immobile lens-shaped clouds form from the downwind side of high altitudes, as winds get stronger at a certain height. READ MORE: Supermassive Black Hole Could Swallow Earth, Astronomer Warns (VIDEO) … [Read more...] about Residents Discern ‘Black Holes’ in Russian Northern Skies (VIDEO)
Scientists Find Deep Space Supermassive Black Holes From the Dawn of Universe
Using the massive Subaru Telescope located at the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii, a multinational team of astronomers has managed to discover some 83 quasars powered by supermassive black holes as they were billions of years ago when the universe was relatively young. © Photo : NAOJMysterious Black Hole DETECTED in the Centre of the Milky WayThe scientists managed to accomplish this feat by focusing their attention on objects located about 13 billion light-years away from Earth, as due to the time it takes light originating from there reach our planet allows scientists to see these celestial bodies as they were eons ago. According to the statement posted on the university’s website, this discovery shows that there were many more black holes during that time period than it was previously thought, and reveals “for the first time” how common they were … [Read more...] about Scientists Find Deep Space Supermassive Black Holes From the Dawn of Universe
Patisserie Valerie black hole more than doubles to £94m
KPMG, the administrators for scandal-hit cafe chain Patisserie Valerie, has revealed that its forensic accountants found a £94m black hole, more than double the previous £40m estimate. In its latest report the accountancy firm said Patisserie Valerie which collapsed into administration in January, falsely claimed to have £54m in cash and that its assets were valued £23m higher than they were. It said: “The group’s majority shareholder, Mr Luke Johnson, provided rescue funding of £20m in October 2018, to fund the group’s trading operations in the short term. “Further analysis by the directors and forensic accountants in the following months led the board to understand that the consolidated accounts... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one … [Read more...] about Patisserie Valerie black hole more than doubles to £94m
New directory leaves fraud black hole for consumers
Consumers will be unable to check whether their financial adviser is reputable for an entire year, despite the City watchdog announcing the launch of a new industry database. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to introduce a directory that will allow consumers to check whether their adviser is licensed to offer financial services. This is intended to supersede the much-criticised FCA register. Telegraph Money has repeatedly reported on failings with the register, which in some instances have cost investors tens of thousands of pounds. The launch of the FCA directory is a response to this criticism. However, a year-long information black hole will be created as the majority of advisers will be removed from the register in December 2019 even though the new directory will not appear until December 2020. In this period customers will have no easy means to check whether their adviser is legitimate. Only senior managers, such as company owners, will be verifiable. Ben … [Read more...] about New directory leaves fraud black hole for consumers