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Telescopes and space missions

Telescopes and space missions

Flash Physics: Star in tight orbit around black hole, nanocubes detect nitrogen dioxide, Born’s rule prevails

14 Mar 2017 Hamish Johnston

Flash Physics is our daily pick of the latest need-to-know developments from the global physics community selected by Physics World‘s team of editors and reporters

Artist's impression of X9
Close call: artist's impression of X9. (Courtesy: X-ray: NASA / CXC / University of Alberta /A Bahramian et al. Illustration: NASA / CXC / M Weiss)
Star in tight orbit around black hole Astronomers have spotted what they think is a star in the clos

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