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The first-ever supermassive black hole to be captured on camera has a wobbly shadow
Now, using data that spans back over a decade, data collected from the project shows that the sh…
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Einstein's theory of general relativity just got 500 times harder to beat thanks to the first-ever black hole to be caught on camera
"Using the gauge we developed, we showed that the measured size of the black hole shadow in M8…
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Scientists detect light behind a black hole for the first time, proving Einstein's Theory
In 2017, astronomers took a giant leap by capturing the first-ever image of the darkest object i…
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Scientists spotted jets of hot gas whizzing out of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy
Authors of a new study reveal how they imaged plasma jets shooting out of a black hole nestled insi…
Aylin Woodward
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Supermassive black hole traps six galaxies in a 'spider web' that is 300 times bigger than the Milky Way
This is the first time that such a large number of galaxies have been spotted so close to …
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Asbestos has been found in Claire's eye shadow, highlighting a disturbing 'black hole' in beauty-product safety
Scientists know that exposure to asbestos raises a person's cancer risk, but the effects of the hor…
Hilary Brueck
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Russia's battered Black Sea Fleet is having another bad day after a Ukrainian missile struck its headquarters in Crimea
A missile strike on Friday afternoon is the latest high-profile attack on Russia's forces at a key …
Chris Panella
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The iconic 'Twilight' baseball game scene got a hilarious shout-out on the new episode of 'What We Do in the Shadows'
"I think Guillermo was team Edward. I think he has to be," Harvey Guillén said of his character on …
Libby Torres
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I'm a black belt-turned-professional pillow fighter who used my winnings to start a dojo in the tough Miami neighborhood where I grew up
Discover what it takes to be a professional pillow fighter. PFC champions like Hauley Tillman work …
Tim Paradis
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The first-ever picture of a black hole is fuzzy. These incredible illustrations help explain what it shows.
The black hole weighs about as much as 6.5 billion suns, and the shadow of its event horizon - wher…
Dave Mosher
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The movie 'Interstellar' came out exactly 5 years ago. Since then, new discoveries have changed our understanding of black holes.
In the movie "Interstellar," a fictional black hole called Gargantua takes center stage. The film c…
Aylin Woodward
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Humans are about to see the first-ever photo of a 'supermassive' black hole. Here what we hope to discover
But according to Einstein's theory of general relativity, a black hole is so massive and spins so q…
Aria Bendix
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A mesmerizing NASA animation shows how a nearby black hole would warp spacetime like a fun-house mirror
The visualization first shows what a black hole would look like from the side (the way it appears i…
Aria Bendix
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The most mind-boggling scientific discoveries of 2019 include the first image of a black hole, a giant squid sighting, and an exoplanet with water vapor
In 2019, scientists around the world pulled off some impressive feats: They imaged a supermassive b…
Aylin Woodward
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The scientists who photographed a supermassive black hole for the first time just won a $3 million prize. Here's their groundbreaking image.
"As a cloud of gas gets closer to the black hole, they speed up and heat up," Josephine Peters, an …
Aria Bendix
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A leaked video exemplifies what Black migrants endure in US detention centers
Detainees and immigration lawyers say there is a disturbing and overlooked problem of anti-Black ra…
John Washington ,José Olivares
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'Like looking at the gates of Hell': Astronomers just showed off the first picture of a black hole, and it's a monster
The EHT was seriously challenged in this regard, though. While the telescope is considered to be Ea…
Dave Mosher
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Review: The $198,000 Acura NSX lives in the shadow of its legendary predecessor but deserves so much more
When talking about the new Acura NSX, it seems like most people can't help but talk about the origi…
Kristen Lee
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Stephen Hawking's daughter says her father would have been 'blown away' by the first ever image of a black hole
Stephen Hawking contributed revolutionary theories to the study of black holes. One of his most fam…
Beatrice Christofaro,Beatrice…
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The first 'groundbreaking' pictures of a black hole may be unveiled on Wednesday. Here's what scientists think those images will look like.
She added: "We can run very high resolution simulations that show a great level of detail, but I'm …