] Astronomers are poring over images of a distant galaxy
] for what may be evidence of the birth of a black hole.
]
]
] On Monday, the US space agency's (Nasa) Swift satellite
] detected a brief burst of gamma-rays - high energy
] radiation - originating from deep space.
]
]
] Within a minute, Swift was homing in on the burst to be
] followed by dozens of the world's most powerful
] telescopes.
]
]
] It could be due to two neutron stars merging or a
] collision between a neutron star and black hole.
]
]
] "It's incredibly exciting. It's what we've been waiting
] for for years," Professor Josh Bloom of the University of
] California told the BBC News website.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Blast hints at black hole birth