Chandra Observatory Finding Could Be New Type of Black Hole

Researchers using the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory think they may have found a whole new class of black holes, which appear to be pumping out X-rays with power comparable to that of much hotter X-ray sources. The "quasisoft" X-ray sources--found to comprise 15-20% of X-ray sources in four...

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