Have black holes been turning up the volume on the cosmic radio background?
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 16:42
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers investigating why the cosmic background radiation is much brighter at radio wavelengths than expected have identified a potential culprit: fast spinning black holes early in the galaxy formation process. The results will be presented by Professor Andy Lawrence at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in Glasgow.