astronomical object so massive that anything falling into it, including light, cannot escape its gravity
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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 ...
