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![a star blasting multi-colored jets of energy out of its left and right side against a background of dark space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5AY43wZEkUrXhawgYXcz5S-320-80.jpg)
Dying stars build humongous 'cocoons' that shake the fabric of space-time
By Briley Lewis published
New simulations show that dying stars release enormous "cocoons" of gas that may rattle with space-time ripples called gravitational waves.
![A data plot of the radio filaments, bursting out of the center of the galaxy like fireworks](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sXemUrjCJd7NXbvgZwjrnn-320-80.jpg)
Hundreds of ancient, invisible structures discovered near our galaxy's center
By Brandon Specktor published
Radio astronomers have discovered hundreds of long, thin structures emanating from our galaxy's supermassive black hole.
![An artist's illustration of three black holes merging.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pCXbic2hXNVhG6oR9Rvaqn-320-80.jpg)
Stephen Hawking's most famous prediction could mean that everything in the universe is doomed to evaporate, new study says
By Ben Turner published
A new theory has radically revised Stephen Hawking's 1974 theory of black holes to predict that all objects with mass may eventually disappear.
![The globular star cluster Messier 4. At its center lies the intermediate size black hole.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fCy5gbmKHLuuyGXk8Bnr9c-320-80.jpg)
A rare type of black hole never proven to exist could be orbiting our galaxy right now, Hubble telescope reveals
By Ben Turner published
A potential intermediate-mass black hole may be lurking in Messier 4, the nearest globular star cluster to Earth, new Hubble data reveals.
![An illustration of two supermassive black holes about to collide as gravitational waves spill into space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uH2BSEEaadCMeiio87F3oC-320-80.jpg)
Gravitational wave lab LIGO roars back online to detect the oldest black hole collisions ever seen
By Jonas Enander published
LIGO has been upgraded to observe gigantic black hole mergers 5 billion light-years away.
![An illustration of a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JYvhZhDd69rsBEuDirmouQ-320-80.jpg)
Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'
By Paul Sutter published
In a distant star system, a sunlike star orbits an invisible object that may be the first example of a 'boson star' made of dark matter, new research suggests.
![A purple hexon of light surrounding a fuzzy orange ring on a black background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Apc33BfEyaSxeQDUnEsD2Q-320-80.jpg)
Scientists grow swirling 'black hole rings' in the lab for the 1st time
By Harry Baker published
Scientists smashed plasma jets together to create artificial accretion disks that could help reveal how black holes grow.
![An illustration of a black hole blowing material away with powerful jets](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rxiSa2xC8dX68J2iq23BhW-320-80.jpg)
Some black holes may actually be tangles in the fabric of space-time, new research suggests
By Paul Sutter published
A new paper discusses how light interacts with theoretical objects called "topological solitons" — kinks in the fabric of space-time that look just like black holes.
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