astronomical object so massive that anything falling into it, including light, cannot escape its gravity
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New physics theory postulates the existence of SLABs: Stupendously Large Black Holes
At the center of the Milky Way lies the biggest object we can be sure exists: a supermassive black hole (SMBH) four million ...
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Astronomers just detected the oldest and most distant quasar ever
More than 13 billion light years from Earth, the quasar J0313–1806 radiates vast quantities of electromagnetic radiation. ...
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Scientists figured out how to turn black holes into power sources
A group of scientists from Columbia University recently published a paper detailing how humanity could power an off-Earth ...
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What would happen to you if you fell into a black hole?
Halloween is a time to be haunted by ghosts, goblins, and ghouls, but nothing in the universe is scarier than a black hole. Black ...
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Black holes at the center of 2020 Nobel Prize in physics — astrophysicist explains why it's a big deal
Black holes are perhaps the most mysterious objects in nature. They warp space and time in extreme ways and contain a mathematical ...
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6 galactic galaxies orbiting a black hole could help answer a cosmic mystery
ESOAstronomers at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) recently found six galaxies orbiting a black hole in the ancient Universe. ...
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The first black hole ever photographed gets a glam up — it's now glittering
So you like TNW? Then join our upcoming online event, TNW2020 on October 1 & 2, you don’t want to miss it. The ...
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The first-ever image of a black hole is now a movie — literally
Last year, researchers captured the first-ever image of a black hole. Well, that historic image has now been turned into ...
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Astronomers witnessed the birth of the first intermediate black hole
An international team of astronomers witnessed the birth of the first intermediate-mass black hole ever detected. On May ...
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Here's what would happen if a wormhole fought a black hole
Singularities – also known as black holes – are so powerful that even light cannot escape their grasp. But what happens ...
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How aliens could use black holes to power an intergalactic civilization
Remember when I warned everyone that humans would probably destroy all life in the universe like construction workers killing ...
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Supermassive black holes: How did they grow so fast?
Whilst astronomers are fairly certain that supermassive black holes, billions of times more massive than our Sun, dwell ...
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The future of black hole images is bright
This month marks the first anniversary of the image of the environment directly surrounding the black hole at the center ...
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Scientists have discovered strange objects orbiting our galaxy’s black hole
Every major galaxy is home to a supermassive black hole, and our own Milky Way is no exception. Astronomers recently ...