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Scientists record a black hole collision they weren’t sure was possible
The largest black hole collision ever recorded has scientists' jaws on the floor — and scratching their heads.
Webb spots 'Infinity Galaxy' that sheds light on black hole formation
Discoveries keep pouring out of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Researchers observed an unusual cluster, which they ...
Astronomers detect most massive black hole collision to date
A collision observed between two black holes, each more massive than a hundred suns, is the largest merger of its kind ever ...
What's at the center of a black hole? Scientists have a sobering answer.
But in the past two decades, new types of black holes have been seen and astronomers are beginning to understand how they ...
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Astro Brief: Primordial Black Holes
Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...
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Gravitational waves reveal most massive black hole merger ever detected — one 'forbidden' by current models
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) is no stranger to making history and breaking records. In 2015 ...
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Physicists detect largest-ever merger of 2 black holes equal in size to 240 suns
An international team of physicists discovered the largest-ever merger of 2 black holes through a phenomenon known as gravitational waves.
Galaxy Of Closest Pair Of Black Holes Viewable In Stunning 4K
Take a journey to 89 million light-years away from Earth to the NGC 7727 galaxy. It harbors the closest pair of supermassive ...