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NuSTAR: There May Be Many More Supermassive Black Holes Than Once Thought

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Dave Schlom talks with Daniel Stern, project scientist on NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR). The array looks for supermassive black holes, and has recently discovered that there may be many more in the universe than previously thought.

Dave Schlom is the longtime host and creator of Blue Dot. From surfing to Voyager in interstellar space, rock guitar to orcas in our imperiled oceans, the topics on Blue Dot are as varied as the host’s interests and connections -- which are pretty limitless! An internationally respected space history journalist, Dave is also deeply fascinated by all aspects of the grand workings of nature’s awesome machinery on scales ranging from galactic to subatomic. And topics take in all aspects of the arts and sciences.