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Bizarre 'Russian doll stars' predicted with Einstein's general relativity equations
By Robert Lea published
A new solution to Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity suggests hypothetical gravitational stars that look like black holes could be nested within one another.
Einstein's predictions mean rare 'gravitational lasers' could exist throughout the universe, new paper claims
By Paul Sutter published
A new study combining two of Albert Einstein's famous predictions suggests that ripples in space-time can combine into 'gravitational lasers', firing out of black holes in random directions across the cosmos.
Star-killing 'black hole wind' spotted in a distant galaxy could explain a major mystery at the Milky Way's center
By Joanna Thompson published
For the first time, scientists discovered a powerful 'black hole wind' that blew through a nearby galaxy for hundreds of days, crushing star formation and reshaping the galaxy. Something similar may already have happened in the Milky Way.
Event Horizon Telescope spies gargantuan energy jets erupting from nearby supermassive black hole
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers investigated an active supermassive black hole at the heart of Perseus A using the Event Horizon Telescope, spotting an epic battle between gravity and magnetism.
Space photo of the week: Hubble catches a 'baseball galaxy' with a black hole heart
By Jamie Carter published
ESO 420-G013 is a face-on spiral galaxy with an almost perfectly round disk and an active black hole lighting up its starry guts.
More than 900,000 stars, galaxies and black holes revealed in most detailed X-ray map of the universe ever
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists using the eROSITA X-ray telescope have released a trove of data that reveals more than 900,000 objects in space, including 700,000 supermassive black holes and other 'exotic' objects.
Astronomers spot gigantic black hole killing a galaxy's star formation at the dawn of time
By Ben Turner published
Observations made by Chile's ALMA telescope have revealed a gigantic quasar quenching a galaxy's star formation — a first-of-its-kind observation in the early universe.
Europe approves LISA, a next-generation space mission that will discover the faintest ripples in space-time
By Ben Turner published
The new LISA gravitational wave detector, which will be launched into orbit in 2035, promises to detect cosmic collisions from the earliest moments after the Big Bang.
Scientists may finally know where the biggest, oldest black holes in the universe came from
By Paul Sutter published
The presence of supermassive black holes in the earliest epochs of the universe has scientists stumped — but repeated explosions from tiny black holes may offer an explanation.
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