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Supermassive black hole is eating meals worth four Moons thrice a day
In fact, the phenomenon was so unprecedented that scientists had to coin a new phrase for it —…
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Supermassive black holes grew from mysterious ‘seeds’ that are yet to be found
Black holes are one of the most mysterious objects in outer space whose origins continue to perplex…
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10 Mind-Blowing Facts About Black Holes
And what happens past their event horizon, also known as the point of no return, can only be specul…
Jessica Orwig
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ISRO, NASA just spotted a black hole spinning so fast that it could be making space itself rotate
Those X-rays were caused by gas and dust falling into the black hole, which is about 10 time…
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The ‘fuzzy’ photo of the black hole could soon be sharp as a knife
The satellites would have telescopes on board and since all of this is up in space — the t…
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Physicists have discovered that rotating black holes might serve as portals for hyperspace travel
So, whatever happens beyond that boundary, inside of a black hole, is anyone's guess. Scientists ag…
Andrea Schmitz,Rebecca Wilkin
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There was a big spark — 75 times brighter than usual — from the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way
Our solar system, the Milky Way, has a supermassive black hole at the heart of it and it just shine…
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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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A black hole bigger than the sun is pulling on the fabric of space and time
Black holes are generally known for pulling in any item that crosses their path using their gravi…
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Why astrophysicists think there's a black hole in our solar system
Narrator: Now, before you freak out, you should know that our planet isn't about to get sucked up a…
David Anderson,Bob Hunt
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How Astronomers Will Take The 'Image Of The Century' - Our First Glimpse Of A Black Hole
Last July, scientists installed the world's most precise atomic clock, costing $250,000, at ALMA's …
Jessica Orwig
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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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We Are Told Nothing Escapes A Black Hole - But Scientists Caught This Lucky Star Doing Just That
The ASAS-SN survey is searching for bursts of light in the sky that are associated with stellar exp…
Jessica Orwig
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James Webb Space Telescope spots a supermassive black hole in the early universe, much sooner after the Big Bang than scientists can explain
NASA's Webb telescope spotted an active supermassive black hole that existed 570 million years afte…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jenny M…
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Astronomers found the closest black hole to Earth — and there could be millions more like it
Scientists usually find black holes by detecting X-rays they emit as they devour nearby stars. But …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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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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Stephen Hawking says escape from a black hole is possible - kind of
"The Universe, like a kind of supercomputer, is supposed to be able to keep track of whether one ca…