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There might be a secret massive black hole in our galaxy that scientists didn’t know about till now!
We have found evidence for the second-biggest black hole in our Milky Way, challenging our understa…
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Images show what it's like to fall into a black hole
But not just any black hole — a supermassive black hole with 4.3 million times the mass of our sun.…
Ellyn Lapointe,Jessica Orwig
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Fresh photographs of Milky Way’s black hole Sgr A* reveal strong, twisted magnetic field similar to M87*
The colossal black hole named Sagittarius A* resides at the heart of the Milky Way, approximately 2…
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Case of the missing stars: At least 800 stars have quietly disappeared in the last 70 years, say scientists
Based off of the little sense we’ve made of the hot mess that is the cosmos, there are two ways sta…
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This new photo of a supermassive black hole is unlike any before, showing powerful magnetic fields spiraling around it
A new photo of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole taken from the Event Horizon Telescope shows…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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We've just discovered the most distant supermassive black hole ever. And boy, is it one massive infant!
Utilizing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, it was revealed that this black hole emerged ju…
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Here’s what falling inside a black hole would look like, according to a NASA supercomputer simulation
Have you ever wondered what happens if you were to fall into a black hole? Thanks to cutting-edge v…
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Hidden third stars could be making binary star system members eat each other, scientists find
Scientists speculate that the concealed third star in Be star systems might gradually compel the mo…
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Interstellar internet may be possible if we can weaponise the gravity of massive stars, say scientists
The potential to manipulate long-range signals, such as light, is enormous, as it paves the way for…
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Neutron star collision can annihilate Earth’s ozone layer, leaving it devoid of life for thousands of years
Very recently, a team of scientists decided to explore the hypothetical possibility of such a kilon…
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Nonprofit workers fill holes in the social safety net, but millions are financially insecure themselves
A new report from United for ALICE found that nearly a quarter of nonprofit employees are living ju…
Juliana Kaplan,Allie Kelly,No…
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Black holes are rampaging through our universe at more than 2.2 million mph and scientists think they now know why
Scientists simulating the death of supermassive stars witnessed an unusual kick that sometimes occu…
Maiya Focht
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India launches a satellite to study black holes as it preps to become the fourth country to send humans into space
Monday's launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation is part of the country's broader space am…
Catherine Boudreau
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After the Big Bang, universe is running 5x slower: Scientists crack the mystery using supermassive black holes
Scientists have for the first time observed the early universe running in extreme slow motion, unlo…
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A bizarre galaxy NASA spotted at the edge of the universe could upend what we know about supermassive black holes
A very early galaxy puzzling scientists suggests supermassive black holes may not have come from de…
Marianne Guenot
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A supermassive black hole is actually losing energy instead of gobbling it all up, new research shows
Scientists have long believed that magnetic fields could suck energy out of black holes, but they d…
Sonam Sheth
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope broke its own record to discover the oldest black hole yet, but it has astronomers even more confused about the beginning of the universe
Webb spotted the oldest black hole ever discovered, breaking its own record. But the black hole is …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A mysterious star from outside the Milky Way has somehow ended up near our galaxy's supermassive black hole
Star SO-6 is very close to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. But it's …
Marianne Guenot
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The black hole at the center of the Milky Way is spinning so fast, it's squishing space-time down like a football
The black hole, Sagittarius A* is located 26,000 light-years away from Earth, at the center of the …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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MQ-9 Reaper drone equipped with new EW pod that makes it a 'black hole' that can 'disappear off of enemy radar,' top Marine general says
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said the new pod "can mimic things that are sent to it that…