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A stunning photo from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals 3 galaxies colliding
Galaxies merging together create starbursts and supermassive black hole collisions. The new James W…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Colliding black holes the size of Lucknow merged to create light for the first time
A black hole merger between two partner black holes — with a combined mass of 150 suns but only as …
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A black hole spewed out material equivalent to 500 Empire State Buildings at nearly the speed of light — and NASA caught it on video
This black hole and its companion star make up the system called MAXI J1820+070 located within t…
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Black holes can speed through the universe at 17,500 miles per second, scientists say and the discovery could reveal new laws of physics
The discovery could change how we understand "the smallest to the largest objects in the universe,"…
Sonam Sheth,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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A rare trio of supermassive black holes spotted as three galaxies collide
Located a billion light years away from Earth, the collision doesn't pose any threat to th…
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics discover three supermassive black holes merging together
The rare occurrence in the nearby universe indicates that small merging groups are ideal laborat…
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NASA image may show first-ever 'rogue' supermassive black hole, leaving a trail of newborn stars in its wake
A supermassive black hole may have been kicked out of its galaxy after two other black holes moved …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Black holes can produce light when they collide, new research shows — astronomers just saw the first-ever 'flare' from a spacetime-bending merger
Two black holes crashed together and merged within a disk of hot matter orbiting another larger bla…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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An experiment that reaches across our galaxy has detected the first signs of a possible 'sea' of ripples in space-time
Supermassive black holes merging in distant galaxies could be creating a background hum of gravitat…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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An average neutron star is 1.4 times the mass of the Sun — but it’s no bigger than a city in size
On average, a neutron star has 1.4 times the density of the Sun. However, the Sun is more than…
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The first discovery of 2 colliding black holes just fundamentally changed our perception of the universe
Now, that is a whopping, enormous amount of energy. To compare, theoretical physicist Luboš Motl ca…
Jessica Orwig
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Scientists have detected colliding black holes for the 2nd time - and it's going to revolutionize our perception of the universe
"Without sound you wouldn't detect all the life in the jungle," Stefano Vitale, Principal Investiga…
Ali Sundermier
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Most of the universe may be trapped inside of ancient black holes
Astronomers call this material "dark matter." They know it's out there because its huge mass tugs o…
Dave Mosher
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Scientists think they've observed a black hole swallowing a neutron star for the first time. It made ripples in space and time, as Einstein predicted.
Scott's team think the ripples in spacetime from this event, also known as gravitational waves, jus…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Gravitational waves are teaching scientists the 'native language' of black holes
Until we recorded their gravitational waves, all evidence of black holes was indirect. "The regular…
Sarah Kramer
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Newly discovered gravitational waves hint that 'cities' of black holes may lurk in space
LIGO may also eventually aid in listening to the parts of the universe that were created shortly af…
Dave Mosher
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This black hole collision produced the first gravitational waves ever heard
Physicists just confirmed the first detection in a signal that came from a cataclysmic collision be…
Kelly Dickerson
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Countless infinitesimal black holes may be flying through space like cosmic bullets
And those scientists who are seeking out ancient black holes, including Kashlinsky, think they're p…
Dave Mosher
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A three-way collision of galaxies has given birth to a monstrous black hole
But the galaxy in question, IRAS 20100-4156, appears to be made up of three separate spiral galaxie…
Ali Sundermier
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This revolutionary discovery could help scientists see black holes for the first time
Not even light can escape black holes, which means they're invisible to any of the instruments astr…