X-ray

Using data from AstroSat1, India’s first dedicated space astronomy observatory, a group of astrophysicists has discovered aperiodic modulation of high-energy X-ray photons in Swift J1727.8-1613, a black hole binary source. A black hole and companion star encased in gravitational attraction make up a black hole X-ray binary (BH-XRB) system. A Read more…