Washington, March 26 : New results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have suggested that a special class of black holes have a mechanism for regulating the rate at which they grow, and can shut off the high-speed jets they produce.
Some stellar-mass black holes launch powerful jets of particles and radiation, like seen in quasars, and are called "micro-quasars".
The new study looks at a famous micro-quasar in our own Galaxy, and regions close to its event horizon, or point of no return.
London, Mar. 26 : French defender Patrice Evra has described Manchester United''s slump in form as nothing more than ''a little accident''.
Like so many of his Old Trafford team-mates, Evra has gone away on international duty, but is still baffled by United''s latest results.
Evra is, however, confident United will soon be back to their best.
"I have been at Manchester United for three years now and this is the first time I have lost two straight matches," The Sun quoted the former Monaco full-back, as saying.
London, Mar. 26 : Mickey Arthur, who has built South Africa into one of the world''s leading cricket sides, has emerged as a surprise candidate to be the next England coach, while Ashley Giles has been told he is not in the frame.
The Telegraph quoted sources as suggesting that Arthur is the external candidate most favoured by the England and Wales Cricket Board to replace Peter Moores before the start of the summer.
Berlin - German consumer confidence has slipped as the global economic uncertainty deepens, a survey released Thursday showed.
The Nuremberg-based GfK marketing institute said its forward- looking consumer confidence index came in at 2.4 points in April compared to 2.5 points in March, which was revised down from a preliminary reading of 2.6 points.
"Despite a flood of negative information about economic development, the overall mood among German consumers has remained virtually unchanged," the Gfk said.
London, Mar. 26 : Veteran British actor Sir David Jason has apologised for making a ‘joke’ about Pakistanis live on radio.
Washington, March 26 : New results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have suggested that a special class of black holes have a mechanism for regulating the rate at which they grow, and can shut off the high-speed jets they produce.
London, Mar. 26 : French defender Patrice Evra has described Manchester United''s slump in form as nothing more than ''a little accident''.
London, Mar. 26 : Mickey Arthur, who has built South Africa into one of the world''s leading cricket sides, has emerged as a surprise candidate to be the next England coach, while Ashley Giles has been told he is not in the frame.
Berlin - German consumer confidence has slipped as the global economic uncertainty deepens, a survey released Thursday showed.
