Archive · 18 Aug 2025

ISRO-IIT Guwahati Team Uncovers X-ray Flickers from Distant Black Hole

ISRO-IIT Guwahati Team Uncovers X-ray Flickers from Distant Black Hole

Imagine a giant vacuum cleaner in space called a black hole.

Scientists from India, using a special space telescope called AstroSat, saw the black hole flashing with X-rays.

These flashes changed, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.

The bright flashes have quick bursts of light, like a fast strobe.

The scientists found that the area around the black hole changes shape and temperature as it sucks in gas.

This helps scientists understand how these giant space objects work and how they affect the universe around them.

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