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3D map of over 1 million black holes traces where the universe's dark matter lies

Nearly 1.3 million quasars are included in a vast cosmic map, with the most distant having existed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang.

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Scientists find black hole spaghettifying star remarkably close to Earth

Astronomers have discovered rather close evidence of a star being ripped apart and devoured by a supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption event.

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How do some black holes get so big? The James Webb Space Telescope may have an answer

With help from the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have identified a possible lead on how some supermassive black holes get so incredibly big.

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The James Webb Space Telescope may have found some of the very 1st stars

The hunt for the first stars, known as Population III stars, may be nearing an end as the James Webb Space Telescope spotted tantalizing evidence for them in one of the earliest galaxies known.

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What Verstappen's outlook on racing in F1 says about his next move

With Verstappen caught between ongoing power plays at Red Bull and team principal Christian Horner's now public rift with his father Jos, speculation is rife on whether among the fallout the Dutchman could end up leaving Red Bull before the end of his deal. It isn't clear yet whether the…

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Heaviest black hole pair ever measured

The two supermassive black holes are 28 billion times more massive than the Sun

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Astronomers find heaviest black hole pair in the universe, and they've been trapped in an endless duel for 3 billion years

Two supermassive black holes spotted circling inside a remote 'fossil' galaxy are the heaviest, and the closest, black hole binary ever found.

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The James Webb Space Telescope's targets over the next year include black holes, exomoons, dark energy — and more

The James Webb Telescope will be busy during Cycle 3 , with astronomers using the powerful telescope to hunt exomoons and supermassive black holes and investigate cosmic evolution.

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This iPhone app can find the Milky Way's monster black hole from anywhere

A new iPhone app, built with ChatGPT, allows you to find the center of the Milky Way by simply using your smartphone.

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Heaviest pair of black holes ever seen weighs 28 billion times more than the sun

The discovery could explain why, although supermassive black hole mergers are predicted theoretically, they have never been observed in progress.

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James Webb Space Telescope sees the infrared skeleton of a galaxy (image)

This pretty spiral galaxy is an important milestone for cosmologists seeking to understand the expansion of the universe.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope finds 'extremely red' supermassive black hole growing in the early universe

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an "extremely red," growing supermassive black hole powering a quasar that existed 700 million years after the Big Bang.

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Black hole's powerful eruption creates a string of stellar jewelry

A powerful jet erupting from a distant supermassive black hole released 100,000 trillion times more energy than the sun will over its entire life, forging a chain of star clusters.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots neutron star hiding in supernova wreckage

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted a neutron star that evaded detection for 37 years. It lives in Supernova 1987A, the aftermath of a stellar explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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Labor cops friendly fire over homelessness funding

Unions and sector representatives are calling for an increase in homelessness support funding as demand continues to rise.

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AstroSat unravels mysteries surrounding Black Hole X-ray Binary MAXI J1820+070

AstroSat's multi-wavelength capabilities unravel mysteries of black hole X-ray binary system MAXI J1820+070, advancing astrophysical understanding.

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Record-Breaking Quasar Discovered, 500 Trillion Times Brighter Than The Sun.

Discover the most luminous quasar, J0529-4351, shedding light on early universe evolution and supermassive black hole dynamics.

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Scientists have found a black hole so large it eats the equivalent of one sun per day

With a mass 17 billion times larger than our sun, this black hole is the fastest-growing black hole ever recorded, Australian National University said.

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Black hole-like 'gravastars' could be stacked like Russian tea dolls

A new solution to Einstein's theory of general relativity suggests a hypothetical star could be made of stacked black holes.

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The brightest object in the universe is a black hole that eats a star a day

Scientists have found a black hole surrounded by the largest and brightest disc of captive matter ever discovered.

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Astronomers discover universe’s brightest object – a quasar powered by a black hole that eats a sun a day

Light from the celestial object, which is 500tn times brighter than our sun, travelled for more than 12bn years to reach Earth

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'Cosmic hurricane': Astronomers identify possible brightest object in universe

Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day.

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Hastie’s defence comments ‘unhinged and misleading’, Conroy says – as it happened

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Brightest Quasar With Rapidly Growing Black Hole Discovered

Discover the brightest quasar, J0529-4351, with a massive black hole consuming matter at an unprecedented rate, shedding light on the mysteries of the univ...

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Brightest black hole ever discovered devours a sun's-worth of matter every day

A distant quasar that was initially mistaken for a star is actually one of the brightest and fastest-growing black holes ever seen.

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