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When a gravitational wave passes through, space is stretched and squeezed alternately. The effect is opposite in perpendicular directions. Measure the stretching of spacetime ΔL using lasers space based interferometer: LISA Joint ESA/NASA mission ΔL=10-8 cm for L=5 million km Measuring the diameter of a human hair at the distance of Mars from the Earth! The decade-long study by Chandra reveals that M31* was in a very dim, or quiet, state before 2006. However, on January 6, 2006, the black hole became more than a hundred times brighter, suggesting an outburst of X-rays. This was the first time such an event had been seen from a supermassive black hole in the nearby, local universe. Chandra Discovers Light Echo From The Milky Ways Black Hole This latest outburst revealed by the X-ray echo was about 1,000 times brighter and lasted well over 1,000 times longer than any of the recent outbursts observed by Chandra. Milky Ways Giant Black Hole Awoke From Slumber 300 Years Ago The observations, collected between 1994 and 2005, revealed that clouds of gas near the central black hole brightened and faded quickly in X-ray light as they responded to X-ray pulses emanating from just outside the black hole. New Way To Weigh Giant Black Holes measuring a peak in the temperature of hot gas in the center of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4649, scientists have determined the mass of the galaxys supermassive black hole. The method, applied for the first time, gives results that are consistent with a traditional technique. NASAS Chandra Finds Black Holes Stirring Up Galaxies The Chandra data revealed an unsuspected turmoil in elliptical galaxies that belies their calm appearance in optical light. Astronomers believe massive clouds of hot gas in these galaxies have been stirred up by intermittent explosive activity from centrally located super-massive black holes. The ejected black hole’s velocity has been measured by analysing the broad spectroscopic emission lines of th