Black holes: Facts, news, features and articles about the darkest objects in the universe
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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.
By Mark Thompson Published
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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.
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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Science history: Gravitational waves detected, proving Einstein right — Sept. 14, 2015When 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.
By Tia Ghose Published
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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.
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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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.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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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.
By Harry Baker Published
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Giant, cosmic 'Eye of Sauron' snapped staring directly at us in stunning 15-year time-lapse photoResearchers 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."
By Harry Baker Published
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Colossal black hole 36 billion times the mass of our sun is one of the largest ever seen in the universeWe know little about how young galaxies and their black holes grew up.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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