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Winter 2007 > Cover Story
Observation of stellar-mass black holes and the discovery of M33 X-7 A group affiliated withYale has recently discovered an unprecedented X-ray binary system in a neighboring galaxy that contains an unusually massive small black hole. The unique characteristics of M33 X-7 will challenge current stellar models. The continuing study of these systems aims to test relativistic effects near the event-horizon of these small black holes to help develop more accurate astronomical models and theories. Read Article [ HTML ] |
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