Hidden Black Hole Mimicked Supernova for 15 Years
hitechexpert.topAstronomers have been observing an object for 15 years that misleadingly appeared to be a supernova. However, recent research using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed that behind this phenomenon is not the explosive death of a star, but a hidden black hole (or neutron star) that was “dining” on an unstable giant star.
A False Supernova: A 15-Year Enigma The event, known as AT 2016blu, was first detected on January 11, 2012, on the outskirts of the spiral galaxy NGC 4559, located approximately 25 million light-years from Earth.
