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'Shocking': Black hole found growing at 2.4 times the theoretical limitScientists 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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'Dramatic' changes spotted in first black hole ever imagedThe 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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There's a 90% chance we'll see a black hole explode within a decade, physicists sayHow 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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Scientists measure the 'natal kick' that sent a baby black hole careening through space for the first timeTwo 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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Science history: Gravitational waves detected, proving Einstein right — Sept. 14, 2015
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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Astronomers use rare 'double zoom' to view black hole corona in unprecedented detailFor 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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Confirmed! Black hole merger shows Stephen Hawking theory was rightBlack 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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X-ray telescope finds something unexpected with the 'heartbeat black hole'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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Scientists think they detected the first known triple black hole system in the universe — and then watched it dieChinese 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.
