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Einstein Was Right: Astronomers Watch a Black Hole Drag Spacetime Into a Wobble

Astronomers have directly observed a spinning black hole twisting spacetime, confirming a century-old prediction of Einstein's theory of relativity.

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7 Medicare Appeals That Take Longer to Process in the First Quarter

If you’re waiting for a decision on a medical claim this winter, you might feel like your paperwork has disappeared into a black hole. While...

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Armchair astronomers sought to hunt for stars being torn apart by black holes

A new project will capture the night sky over the next 10 years from the Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile.

Evening Standard

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The biggest black hole breakthroughs of 2025

2025 was another big year for black holes, and here's our pick of the top black hole stories from the last twelve months.

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Mysterious bright blue cosmic blasts triggered by black holes shredding stars, scientists say. 'It's definitely not just an exploding star.'

"The sheer amount of radiated energy from these bursts is so large that you can't power them with a core collapse stellar explosion — or any other type of normal stellar explosion."

Space

James Webb Space Telescope watches 'Jekyll and Hyde' galaxy shapeshift into a cosmic monster

"Virgil has two personalities, its 'good' side – a typical young galaxy quietly forming stars. But Virgil transforms into the host of a heavily obscured supermassive black hole, pouring out immense quantities of energy."

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Black holes to be shown in action in first 3D movies created using AI

Experts in black hole astronomy and artificial intelligence will combine for the project at Heriot-Watt University.

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James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st 'runaway' supermassive black hole rocketing through 'Cosmic Owl' galaxies at 2.2 million mph: 'It boggles the mind!'

"The forces that are needed to dislodge such a massive black hole from its home are enormous."

Space

James Webb telescope finds supermassive black hole hidden inside 'Jekyll and Hyde' galaxy

The discovery of a hidden supermassive black hole inside an ancient galaxy suggests that some of our universe's most extreme objects could be invisible unless observed in infrared wavelengths, James Webb telescope observations reveal.

LiveScience

NASA Just Shocked the World: Most Small Galaxies Might Be Missing Their Cosmic Anchors

New NASA-backed research using the Chandra X-ray Observatory suggests many small galaxies may lack supermassive black holes, challenging long-held theories of galaxy formation.

International Business Times UK

Einstein's right again! Scientists catch a feasting black hole dragging the very fabric of spacetime

"This is a real gift for physicists as we confirm predictions made more than a century ago."

Space

'A scale almost too big to imagine': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mph

A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.

LiveScience

NASA's Chandra telescope uses 'X-arithmetic' to reveal how black holes shape galaxy clusters (images)

A novel "X-arithmetic" technique reveals how black holes shape the universe's largest structures.

Space

James Webb telescope spots 'monster stars' leaking nitrogen in the early universe — and they could help solve a major mystery

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope spotted huge stars leaking nitrogen in an early galaxy, hinting that such 'monster stars' might have been the source of ancient supermassive black holes.

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How do you activate a supermassive black hole? A galaxy merger should do the trick

A space telescope and AI teamed up to analyze a million galaxies and learn what triggers supermassive black holes the most.

LiveScience

Mysterious X-ray signal from deep space may be the scream of a star ripped apart by two black holes

A strange X-ray signal spotted decades ago may be the result of a star that got attacked by two black holes, one after the other.

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Astronomers observe never-before-seen gusts of wind from a black hole in a distant galaxy

For the first time, astronomers have observed ultra-fast winds emerging from a black hole in a distant galaxy, shedding new light on one of the Universe’s most mysterious phenomena.

Space

This 7-hour cosmic explosion is the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen. Could it be from an elusive class of black hole?

"This is certainly an outburst unlike any other we've seen in the past 50 years."

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This supermassive black hole flung out matter at 134 million mph: 'On a scale almost too big to imagine'

In other words, the matter traveled at 20% the speed of light.

The Independent UK

Reeves accused of forcing OBR chief to quit after watchdog revealed truth about Budget black hole

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch led the accusation about Richard Hughes, the former chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility

The Independent UK

Reform-led council cabinet approves cuts after financial black hole grows by £11m in two months

Deputy leader of Durham County Council Darren Grimes said the figures were ‘no joke’

The Guardian - US

How Trump’s on-again, off-again Nasa appointee emerged from a political black hole

Trump’s renomination of billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman is a tale of politics, ambition and vanity

Evening Standard

UK Government was ‘digging its own black hole’ before Budget, says Flynn

The Chancellor has been accused of misleading the public ahead of the Budget.

Space

NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft hears a red giant star 'singing' to its partner black hole

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has heard the song a star-quaking red giant sings to its partner black hole.

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12 Discoveries That Completely Changed What We Thought About Space

The universe has a way of keeping us humble—every time scientists think they’ve figured out how reality works, space pops in with a cosmic plot twist. One moment we’re convinced we understand gravity, galaxies, and the overall vibe of the cosmos, and the next we discover something that tosses our…

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