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Dark Energy Gets Weirder: Mysterious Force May Vary Over TimeDark energy is even more mysterious than astronomers had thought, a new study suggests.
By Mike Wall Published
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The Universe's Fastest-Growing Black Hole Eats Suns Like Ours for BreakfastThe fastest growing black hole in the known universe eats a mass the size of the sun every two days.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Milky Way's 'Blowout Bash' May Explain Galaxy's Missing MassBy Samantha Mathewson Published
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Traces of the First Stars in the Universe Possibly FoundAn enormous gas cloud in the early universe has a very small amount of the heavy elements that would form in later stellar generations, suggesting that it was "polluted" by the very first stars.
By Nola Taylor Tillman Published
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Monster Black Hole Spins at Half the Speed of LightBy Nola Taylor Tillman Published
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New Type of Quasar Found, Baffling ScientistsBy Elizabeth Howell Published
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Astronomers Witness Possible Birth Of A QuasarSighting may help improve understanding of the early universe.
By Mike Lucibella Published
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Rare Mini Quasar Found Gobbling Matter in AndromedaThe object, called a microquasar, is the first discovered beyond the Milky Way.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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Distant Black Hole Reveals Chemistry of the Early UniverseThe brightest object in the early universe is helping to shine light on conditions soon after the Big Bang.
By Nola Taylor Tillman Published
