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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2 supermassive black holes may collide 100 years from now ‪—‬ and Earth would feel it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a galaxy 500 million light-years away, two supermassive black holes could merge, spreading gravitational waves across the universe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GwVdCy2wAw22nJtYL37UwR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing two black holes beginning to collide.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two large dark holes are seen close together against a red glowing cosmic background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The first black hole ever discovered is spewing 'dancing jets' at half the speed of light ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have accurately measured the "dancing" energy jets of the first confirmed black hole, Cygnus X-1, more than 60 years after it was first spotted. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kiUmxRKusheULzfYYs9yiY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have finally measured the energy jets of the black hole Cygnus X-1 by mapping out how they wobble, or &quot;dance,&quot; due to stellar winds from its partner star HDE 226868.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of a black hole with bent jets pulling stellar material away from a giant blue star]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stephen Hawking's black hole information paradox could be solved — if the universe has 7 dimensions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stephen Hawking's theory of black hole evaporation clashes with the laws of quantum mechanics. A new paper finds a way around this paradox, provided that the universe has seven dimensions. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9EmwKqK8khtCEiE7kWxxG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of space-time around a black hole. New theoretical research hints that three hidden dimensions of the cosmos could prevent black holes from ever truly disappearing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A swirl of blue and red light around a dark black hole in the right side of the image sits on a white grid of blocks showing the fabric of spacetime]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The hungriest black holes in the universe are running out of food, survey of 8,000 cosmic monsters reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers studied 1.3 million galaxies and 8,000 X-ray-spewing supermassive black holes to find out why these gravitational monsters are growing more slowly than ever. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:03:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JWwVXj5CND4YSBzGQsgtKD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Galaxy J033225 shines brighter in X-rays than the galaxy J033215 because of its increased consumption.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images side by side showing galaxies and black holes in bright purple against a starry background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Universe-shaking collision of black hole and neutron star could upend our understanding of monster cosmic mergers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The catastrophic collision of a black hole and a neutron star sent ripples across the universe. New analysis of those ripples could upend a major theory about how these extreme pairs form. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FbYeRuantKZsRJ8acakex-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Geraint Pratten, Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Birmingham]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the unprecedented ‘oval’ orbit of black-hole-neutron-star system. The odd orbit points to a gap in our understanding of how these systems can form. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black hole and a neutron star, both black spheres with one having an orange series of circles around them circle each other against a starry background. The neutron star’s path is shown in blue with larger circles and the black hole’s motion in orange as the two objects orbit each other.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Exotic prime numbers could be hiding inside black holes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new paper makes the strange case for prime numbers at the heart of physics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:58:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lyndie Chiou ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R8hjeA8bm8pvoRTkN7tqoj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Could prime numbers be at the heart of black holes?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole churning spacetime around it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Collective hum' of black holes could mend our broken understanding of the universe, physicists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves may be the key to solving the Hubble tension — one of the biggest nagging problems in physics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:00:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:02:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yoXLTnrhJgY8VHtNFj2hnG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration inspired by the European Space Agency’s upcoming LISA detector, with gravitational waves rippling through the background. Studying the faint hum of gravitational waves across the universe could help solve the Hubble tension, one of the biggest nagging problems in physics.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing a spiral galaxy on the left of the image and a swirl of gas and stars on the right connected by a triangle of red laser light]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science history: Stephen Hawking writes a tiny paper — and turns our understanding of black holes inside out — March 1, 1974 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In 1974, physicist Stephen Hawking described the potential for tiny, primordial black holes that existed at the dawn of time to explode — and reshaped what we knew about these cosmic behemoths. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gh5myp5cAkTWuVaMQZe2Se-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s conception of an ancient black hole. In 1974, Stephen Hawking proposed that black holes could slowly evaporate, and eventually explode.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of a black hole in yellow, blue and pink light]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists find ancient black hole breaking the cosmic 'speed limit,' challenging multiple theories ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An ancient, fast-feeding quasar is breaking the rules of how black holes consume matter and generate galaxy-shaping jets. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TdHgnccQHo6tE658ycymMJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of a swirling corona above a black hole&#039;s accretion disk. New research reveals an ancient black hole whose corona may be helping it break some major cosmic rules.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendition highlighting the pale, conical swirls that manifest as a corona above the black hole&#039;s accretion disk.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists may have seen a star collapse directly into a black hole without exploding first ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study looked at how a massive star in the Andromeda Galaxy disappeared due to the formation of a black hole ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Evan Gough ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V4WbF5byP7ophMJNLVwMPG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Andromeda galaxy, the closest major galaxy to the Milky Way galaxy. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Image of disk-galaxy Andromeda taken by Hubble space telescope]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Runaway' black hole detected by the James Webb telescope adds a strange new chapter to our universe's story ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent observations suggest that 'runaway' black holes are tumbling through the cosmos. Building on decades of theory, the discovery adds a remarkable new chapter to the story of the universe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Blair ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H9kbGgE9fg6VyGdCDp5Dx-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A runaway black hole leaving a streak of new stars in its wake.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An annotated image of a runaway black hole leaving a streak of new stars in its wake.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The earliest black holes in the universe may still be with us, surprising study claims ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The earliest black holes in the universe may not have disappeared from Hawking radiation after all, new research hints. Instead, they fed on the energy of the ancient cosmos to grow supermassive. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TqnzXFxPWb6BUNr5tGFiqH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two spiral galaxies spotted by the James Webb telescope with extremely massive, distant black holes at their centers. New research hints that the earliest black holes in the universe may not have faded away, but grown into supermassive giants like these.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A deep space image showing the white gas and stars forming two spiral galaxies next to each other, stretching from the bottom right to top left of the image. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Impossibly powerful 'ghost particle' that slammed into Earth may have come from an exploding black hole — and it could upend both particle physics and cosmology ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A supercharged neutrino that smashed into our planet in 2023 may have been spit out by an exploding primordial black hole with a "dark charge." If true, this theory could lead to a definitive catalog of all subatomic particles and unveil the elusive identity of dark matter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:26:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fh9Psvca9EPcoHRhCgHTq-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new paper suggests that an impossibly energetic neutrino, that slammed into Earth in 2023, may have been unleashed by an exploding black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a star collapsing into a black hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black hole outburst named 'Jetty McJetface' is one of the most energetic objects in the universe  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists say a jet from a previously studied supermassive black hole has grown brighter, becoming one of the most energetic events in the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:05:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:09:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gWBF2U7Xa8safnsUtKBjvj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole shredding a star and releasing an energy jet. The powerful &#039;Jetty McJetface&#039; feature was discovered in one such system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole shredding a star and releasing an energy jet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover a gigantic, wobbling black hole jet that 'changes the way we think about the galaxy' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Combining observations from several powerful telescopes, astronomers have detected a gargantuan, 'wobbling' black hole outburst that's as wide as an entire galaxy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:40:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:53:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xYNgu54qmycgeCJF5XXiND-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This artist’s rendering illustrates a precessing jet erupting from the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy VV 340a.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist’s rendering illustrates a precessing jet erupting from the supermassive black hole. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A real revolution': The James Webb telescope is upending our understanding of the biggest, oldest black holes in the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For years, the James Webb Space Telescope has been spotting enormous black holes in the early universe that defy all expectations. Now, astronomers are finally deciphering the origins of these cosmic behemoths. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:15:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:29:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Mann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4rBe6E5YQtZTa538mRufSK-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Adapted by Matt Smith/Future from Lukas J. Furtak, Adi Zitrin, Adèle Plat, et al., NASA, ESA, CSA, StSci, Ivo Labbe (Swinburne), Rachel Bezanson (University of Pittsburgh), Alyssa Pagan, Joseph Olmsted, P. van Dokkum (Yale University), NASA/CXC/SAO/Ákos Bogdán;  NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare &amp; K. Arcand, Simon Lilly (ETH Zurich), Daichi Kashino (Nagoya University), Jorryt Matthee (ETH Zurich), Christina Eilers (MIT), Rob Simcoe (MIT), Rongmon Bordoloi (NCSU), Ruari Mackenzie (ETH Zurich)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[JWST data is revealing new insights into the universe&#039;s earliest black holes. The data is reshaping what we know about black hole formation.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Alternating yellow hexagons and hexagons featuring images of space and black holes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Like watching a cosmic volcano erupt': Scientists see monster black hole 'reborn' after 100 million years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists saw an inactive black hole 'reawaken' from a 100-million-year nap with fire and fury. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:45:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:46:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6vfK6LTqLDmfn9TLD9mDKR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Seen as a ribbon of red radio emissions, a gigantic energy jet blasting out of a supermassive black hole tells the story of a reawakened monster.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A red ribbon of radio energy blasts out of a black hole on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope reveals sharpest-ever look at the edge of a black hole — and it could solve a major galactic mystery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb Space Telescope snapped its sharpest image of the area around a black hole, solving a long-standing galactic mystery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYZfbDnm9Nyhvrq4nhVoPJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The James Webb telescope has zoomed in on the structures surrounding a supermassive black hole (inset) in unprecedented detail. A Hubble telesscope image (background) shows the cosmic context.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Hubble image of a spiral galaxy on a starry background, with a boxout showing a James Webb telescope image of the gas and dust swirling around the galaxy&#039;s central black hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black hole butterflies? James Webb telescope spots dozens of black hole 'cocoons' in early universe. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The gaseous cocoons surrounding "little red dots" hint at their true nature, a new James Webb telescope study hints. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:04:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:35:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dCFHuqBByeMuMKRSp2T9QQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole shrouded in dust. Strange &#039;little red dots&#039; discovered by the James Webb telescope may be young black holes cocooned in ancient dust clouds, new research hints.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole shrouded in dust]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Strange, 'starved' galaxy died 'a death of 1,000 cuts' in the ancient universe, JWST reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A supermassive black hole embedded in an early galaxy likely starved the galaxy of gas needed to form young stars, new observations revealed. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YxtV3B6TTmtuASocoXXpr5-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of galaxy GS-10578, or &quot;Pablo&#039;s Galaxy&quot;, which astronomers think was starved of its star-forming gas due to a supermassive black hole.&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of galaxy GS-10578, or &quot;Pablo&#039;s Galaxy&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some objects we thought were planets  may actually be tiny black holes from the dawn of time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered more than 6,000 planets beyond our solar system. What if some of them aren't planets at all, but tiny black holes in disguise? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XsRtiLpTd3UT88dPSdtbAA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A telescope image of 32 planet-forming discs around young stars. New research hints that some exoplanet discoveries may actually be primordial black holes in disguise.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A collage of 32 glowing discs on a black background. Each disc shows concentric rings in vivid colours: purple, orange, and yellow, with bright cyan centres. The discs vary in size and orientation, creating a striking pattern of circular and elliptical shapes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope confirms a supermassive black hole running away from its host galaxy at 2 million mph, researchers say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ JWST peered at the glowing trail of stars left behind by a candidate runaway supermassive black hole deep in space, revealing new insights after other telescopes looked at the event. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:04:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:32:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pHLfeM4u7HogVoCjm78hn-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the runaway supermassive black hole, which is leaving behind a &quot;contrail&quot; of young stars some 200,000 light-years long.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This illustration shows a black field speckled with white, yellow and red galaxies. A black hole, near the left, bottom corner of the image, plows through space, leaving a diagonal trail of newborn stars stretching back to the black hole&#039;s parent galaxy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope finds supermassive black hole hidden inside 'Jekyll and Hyde' galaxy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery of a hidden supermassive black hole inside an ancient galaxy suggests that some of our universe's most extreme objects could be invisible unless observed in infrared wavelengths, James Webb telescope observations reveal. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:12:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:52:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BBVHucypaJ38NCaK6mkL33-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Webb, NASA &amp; CSA, G. Östlin, P. G. Perez-Gonzalez, J. Melinder, the JADES Collaboration, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have studied an ancient &quot;Jekyll and Hyde&quot; galaxy, nicknamed Virgil, highlighted here among thousands of other galaxies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A James Webb Space Telescope image of thousands of galaxies, with the &quot;Jekyll and Hyde&quot; galaxy Virgil highlighted in a box. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A scale almost too big to imagine': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mph ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:09:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fiVFytWwjGCAsJMVMqZZ74-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A black hole with the mass of 30 million suns is roaring with winds one fifth the speed of light.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of a flaring black hole releasing a powerful blast of wind]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope spots 'monster stars' leaking nitrogen in the early universe — and they could help solve a major mystery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope spotted huge stars leaking nitrogen in an early galaxy, hinting that such 'monster stars' might have been the source of ancient supermassive black holes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:55:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:09:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xwx2o9w9FxAGB88HRLmUNK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ancient stars measuring up to 10,000 times the mass of Earth&#039;s sun may be the source of some of the universe&#039;s earliest black holes. The inset image shows a simulated black hole forming from one such star.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A dense JWST image of space, with a box showing green tendrils of gas coming out of giant red stars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious X-ray signal from deep space may be the scream of a star ripped apart by two black holes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A strange X-ray signal spotted decades ago may be the result of a star that got attacked by two black holes, one after the other. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:09:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:58:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ut7c8TtFe5uKXJ8844MzUa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Black holes rip matter away from any unlucky stars that come too close. Now, scientists think they&#039;ve seen two black holes that feasted on the same star in a back-to-back attack.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of a black hole spitting out a jet while pulling in matter from a star]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope does it again: The earliest black hole in the known universe may have been found ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb telescope may have detected the universe's earliest and most distant known black hole at the heart of galaxy GHZ2, revealing how the first black holes grew just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:42:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:48:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VQgTb3XgV3x2oXC9Y4gTH4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The galaxy GHZ2 (white box) was discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022. Its light had to travel some 13.4 billion years to reach Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A telescope image of a distant galaxy taken by the James Webb Space Telescope]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Impossible' black hole collision pushed relativity to its breaking point — and scientists finally understand how ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In 2023, scientists detected the gravitational waves from a black hole collision that seemed impossible. New research finally explains how this "forbidden" black hole came to be, and what it can teach us about these extreme objects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:49:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YvpARud8MenapMaZu8teqE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Pitris via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of two black holes merging into one. New research explains how a &quot;forbidden&quot; black hole was created through one of the most peculiar mergers yet detected.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole merger]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the darkest place in the solar system? What about the universe? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Space looks very dark from Earth. But does the solar system, and the universe for that matter, have an area that's the darkest of all? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/meEGS5xgwKBxetMZxqGno-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Milky Way has a dark blob, known as Barnard 68 (B68), which is a Bok globule around 500 light-years away from Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photograph of starry outer space with a dark blob in the middle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Unlike any we've ever seen': Record-breaking black hole eruption is brighter than 10 trillion suns ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/unlike-any-weve-ever-seen-record-breaking-black-hole-eruption-is-brighter-than-10-trillion-suns</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers spotted a flaring black hole that may be consuming a star at least 30 times more massive than the sun. At its peak, the flare was brighter than 10 trillion stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:26:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:28:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yk9Pc2CH76RqqjFfXiFSxB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept of a supermassive black hole tearing up a massive star at least 30 times the mass of the sun. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Not so exotic anymore': The James Webb telescope is unraveling the truth about the universe's first black holes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A peculiar object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope just 700 million years after the Big Bang could reveal the origins of the earliest black holes in the universe, some experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:40:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonas Enander ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CmUWS5vQVh7KjyHkXdK9fW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of two small black holes caught in the accretion disk of a larger black hole. According to new James Webb telescope observations, the universe may have hosted tiny black holes long before the first stars and galaxies evolved.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration with two black holes caught in the orbit of a larger black hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Torn apart by the darkness': What would happen if a human fell into a black hole? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What would a human see and feel while falling into a black hole? In this exclusive excerpt of his new book, "Facing Infinity," author and astrophysicist Jonas Enander tells us in terrifying detail. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonas Enander ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KhxWgYGPjPUmeH3vDscUrM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What would it feel like to fall into a black hole? In his new book, &quot;Facing Infinity,&quot; author and physicist Jonas Enander tells us in excruciating detail.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of black holes in starry outer space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists detect rare 'second-generation' black holes that prove Einstein right... again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists have analyzed two enormous black hole mergers that happened one month apart and have come up with tantalizing evidence that rare "second-generation" black holes were involved. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:27:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:22:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y2xsaxhdaMDWgt7YK5RuBP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Aurore Simonnet SSU/EdEon/LVK/URI]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of two colliding black holes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of two colliding black holes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope finds something 'very exciting' shooting out of first black hole ever imaged ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared camera, scientists have captured the gigantic jet blasting out of M87* in a new light. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:22:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:45:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8SCkB77698KjdTauV2Aa8F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A composite  image of three infrared wavelengths captured by JWST showing the jet erupting out of Messier 87&#039;s supermassive black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Infrared image of a pink jet of particles blasting out of a bright supermassive black hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Groundbreaking image shows two black holes orbiting each other for first time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Observations by a system of radio telescopes have offered the first visual evidence for the existence of black hole pairs. But vital follow-up observations are needed before we know for sure. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nrq9EdQqhYjCe932B7jnnV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of two black holes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an artist&#039;s rendering of a black hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope finds 'remarkable' evidence that a black hole plowed through a galaxy, leaving an enormous scar behind ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using JWST and ALMA data, astronomers have spotted a superlong and narrow 'galactic contrail,' possibly produced by a black hole. The gas- and dust-rich tail is 20,000 light-years long but just 650 light-years wide. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:02:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 22:26:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abha Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nncziUx4LsHDWThxdtExRe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NGC 3627, which was spotted with a contrail, is 31 million light-years away, in the direction of the constellation Leo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a spiral galaxy with orange arms and a glowing blue center]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stars that brush past black holes live longer, stranger lives after their close encounters with death ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study shows survivor stars can live billions of years longer than normal, carrying chemical fingerprints of their violent encounters with the Milky Way's black hole. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:06:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:54:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anirban Mukhopadhyay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YQkfS84mtDYeh9x7ni9hx4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Milky Way’s galactic center (inset) is home to strange, death-defying stars that manage to survive close encounters with our galaxy’s supermassive black hole. New research reveals the unintended side effects of these daring flybys. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the Milky Way&#039;s galactic center]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious cosmic explosion can't be explained, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have detected a gamma-ray burst outside of the Milky Way that's unlike any previously observed. There's no satisfying explanation for the mysterious cosmic explosion, but it may be linked to elusive intermediate-mass black holes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m9DaZpZi9RmmVNUpjq7qcD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/A. Levan, A. Martin-Carrillo et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The explosion (circled in red) was marked by repeated gamma-ray bursts over the course of a day.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of the cosmic explosion, circled in red, taken with the Very Large Telescope&#039;s HAWK-I infrared camera.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The James Webb telescope may have discovered a brand new class of cosmic object: the black hole star ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an extreme version of "little red dots" dubbed "The Cliff." Its light suggests that it could be a never-before-seen class of objects called a "black hole star." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:53:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:07:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ztdBmnwmgsBv4jcLjmp8va-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole star — a potentially new class of cosmic object with a feeding black hole at its center, and a dense cocoon of turbulent gas surrounding it like a star.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole star with a cutaway showing the black hole at its center]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Shocking': Astronomers find monster black hole growing at 2.4 times the theoretical limit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists spotted an enormous black hole in the early universe that's growing at 2.4 times the theoretical Eddington limit. Studying it further could help answer one of the biggest questions in astrophysics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:44:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tHn4tXcEqRYViRhwapzUfi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The supermassive black hole RACS J0320-35 (illustrated above, and imaged with the Chandra X-ray Observatory in the inset box) appears to be growing at more than twice the theoretical limit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a supermassive black hole blasting out a jet of energy in the early universe]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ The polarization pattern around M87* — the first black hole to be directly imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope — has changed direction, and scientists aren't sure why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:01:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:09:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C7XW6sDtc2KFj7NAGZiy5W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Changes in the magnetic field of the black hole M87* are visible in three images obtained in 2017, 2018 and 2021. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A three-paneled image showing three orange glowing halo shapes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There's a 90% chance we'll see a black hole explode within a decade, physicists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How often do black holes explode? New research refines old calculations, hinting that black hole explosions may be a once-in-a-decade occurence. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 23:01:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WSp8MjQE8hwQ5HBqt5XV8S-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alain R, CC BY-SA 2.5]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole in front of starry outer space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists measure the 'natal kick' that sent a baby black hole careening through space for the first time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two black holes merged together 2.4 billion light years away from Earth, and scientists have just figured out how fast the newborn ricocheted, and in which direction. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:10:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:10:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCjVAaAcbDLbVsWARWWGoh-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An animation of two black holes merging]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An animation of two black holes merging]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science history: Gravitational waves detected, proving Einstein right — Sept. 14, 2015 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When LIGO detected gravitational waves unleashed from two colliding black holes for the first time in science history, it set off a whole new era in astronomy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:51:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:48:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCjVAaAcbDLbVsWARWWGoh-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An animation of the black hole merger that emitted the first detected gravitational waves.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An animation of two black holes merging]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers accidentally use rare 'double zoom' technique to view black hole's corona in unprecedented detail ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time, astronomers have directly measured a solar-system-size corona around a distant supermassive black hole, thanks to a rare cosmic alignment. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:03:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:01:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qRtHJ5aFHfBagkRrC2cWwa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An intervening galaxy bends and magnifies the light from the background quasar RX J1131, producing four distinct images (shown in pink). Tiny flickers in these images allowed astronomers, for the first time, to directly measure the size of the black hole&#039;s superheated &quot;corona,&quot; revealing it to span roughly the size of our solar system. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of a glowing orange and purple halo in outer space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stephen Hawking's long-contested black hole theory finally confirmed — as scientists  'hear' 2 event horizons merge into one ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Black holes get bigger as they merge, the LIGO Collaboration confirmed with a new observation that could finally prove a decades-old Stephen Hawking theory. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t8U6y5TcH4WDNWYNzWTrDY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Maggie Chiang for Simons Foundation]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When black holes combine, they send ripples shuddering through space-time that detectors like LIGO can &#039;hear&#039; on Earth. Now, a newly-detected merger event may prove a 50-year-old Stephen Hawking theory correct at last.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of gravitational waves rippling through the cosmos as two black holes begin to merge.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ X-ray telescope finds something unexpected with the 'heartbeat black hole' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) telescope has detected unexpected X-ray polarization from the "heartbeat black hole," formally known as IGR J17091-3624. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:16:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9KhqzD3stYBnSocqUrKKJG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/Caltech-IPAC/Robert Hurt]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the black hole IGR J17091‑3624, showing material swirling around its inner region, called the corona, which emits bright X-rays detected by NASA&#039;s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole represented by a sphere with swirls of purple and brown light around it representing its accretion disk as it sits in the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists think they detected the first known triple black hole system in the universe — and then watched it die ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chinese astronomers have spotted a hidden supermassive black hole in the background of a peculiar gravitational wave event from a black hole merger, hinting that all three singularities were locked in a never-before-seen triple system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:38:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:21:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/obkX6XZdPRcHZ2HHqJDWhZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers believe that an odd pair of merging black holes first detected in 2019 were &quot;dancing&quot; around a third supersized singularity that was lurking in the background. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of a supermassive black hole with two smaller black holes merging as they orbit it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant, cosmic 'Eye of Sauron' snapped staring directly at us in stunning 15-year time-lapse photo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have combined 15 years' worth of radio data to peer through the cone of a high-energy jet and unravel the magnetic mysteries of a "blazar" billions of light-years from Earth. The new findings also shed light on the origin of elusive "ghost particles." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:18:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4MNvdYThvBQVF5gRWb6RGf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Y.Y. Kovalev et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A close-up cropped photo of the Eye of Sauron blazar jet]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up cropped photo of the Eye of Sauron blazar jet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Colossal black hole 36 billion times the mass of our sun is one of the largest ever seen in the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We know little about how young galaxies and their black holes grew up. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:35:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:46:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VAsNQoVu94uVCWshRHN6MH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/ESA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of The Cosmic Horseshoe and its gravitational lens, in which an ultramassive black hole appears to be lurking. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of an object in outer space with a shape that resembles a horseshoe with a large glowing light in the middle]]></media:text>
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