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This Is The Highest Resolution Astronomical Image Ever Taken
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This Is The Highest Resolution Astronomical Image Ever Taken

By Mary Beth Griggs

General Relativity: 100 Years Old And Still Full Of Surprises
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General Relativity: 100 Years Old And Still Full Of Surprises

By Corey S. Powell

Scientists Find A Double Black Hole Inside A Nearby Quasar
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Scientists Find A Double Black Hole Inside A Nearby Quasar

By Sarah Fecht

Stephen Hawking Aims To ‘Get Under The Hood’ Of A Black Hole Paradox
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Stephen Hawking Aims To ‘Get Under The Hood’ Of A Black Hole Paradox

By Sarah Fecht

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A Simple Way To Retrieve Info You Lost In A Black Hole

By Sarah Fecht

If Earth Were Swallowed By A Black Hole, We Might Not Even Notice
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If Earth Were Swallowed By A Black Hole, We Might Not Even Notice

By Sarah Fecht

How It Works: Death By Black Hole
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How It Works: Death By Black Hole

By Katie Peek

Found: Early Black Hole 12 Billion Times More Massive Than Our Sun
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Found: Early Black Hole 12 Billion Times More Massive Than Our Sun

By Loren Grush

Supermassive Black Hole Found Farting A Trillion Suns’ Worth Of Energy
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Supermassive Black Hole Found Farting A Trillion Suns’ Worth Of Energy

By Loren Grush

Is ‘Interstellar’ An Antidote To Humanity’s Space Apathy?
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Is ‘Interstellar’ An Antidote To Humanity’s Space Apathy?

By Loren Grush

Big Pic: Simulated Black Hole Collision Shreds The Milky Way [ANIMATED]
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Big Pic: Simulated Black Hole Collision Shreds The Milky Way [ANIMATED]

By Rafi Letzter

What Escapes A Black Hole?
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What Escapes A Black Hole?

By Kate Baggaley

Distant Black Hole Wakes Up To Grab A Light Snack
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Distant Black Hole Wakes Up To Grab A Light Snack

By Rebecca Boyle

Distant, Gargantuan Black Hole Spins At Almost The Speed Of Light
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Distant, Gargantuan Black Hole Spins At Almost The Speed Of Light

By Rebecca Boyle

Largest Quasar Ever Discovered Burns 100 Times Brighter Than Entire Milky Way
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Largest Quasar Ever Discovered Burns 100 Times Brighter Than Entire Milky Way

By Emily Elert

“Looper” And The Real Science Of Time Travel
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“Looper” And The Real Science Of Time Travel

By Dave Mosher

Signals From the Void
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Signals From the Void

By Seth Fletcher

NASA’s Black-Hole-Hunting NuSTAR Telescope Has Launched
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NASA’s Black-Hole-Hunting NuSTAR Telescope Has Launched

By Colin Lecher

Two Behemoth Black Holes, the Largest Ever Discovered, Could Swallow Billions of Suns
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Two Behemoth Black Holes, the Largest Ever Discovered, Could Swallow Billions of Suns

By Rebecca Boyle

Universe’s Largest Water Reservoir Discovered in Black Hole
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Universe’s Largest Water Reservoir Discovered in Black Hole

By Julie Beck

Are Aliens Living On Planets Inside Black Holes?
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Are Aliens Living On Planets Inside Black Holes?

By Rebecca Boyle

Big Bang Recreated in a Metamaterial, Offers Evidence That Time Travel is Impossible
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Big Bang Recreated in a Metamaterial, Offers Evidence That Time Travel is Impossible

By Rebecca Boyle

At 6.6 Billion Suns, The Largest Black Hole Ever Measured Could Swallow Our Solar System
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At 6.6 Billion Suns, The Largest Black Hole Ever Measured Could Swallow Our Solar System

By Clay Dillow

Long Theorized, Hawking Radiation Has Now Been Observed For The First Time
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Long Theorized, Hawking Radiation Has Now Been Observed For The First Time

By Julie Beck

Are We Living Inside a Black Hole?
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Are We Living Inside a Black Hole?

By Rebecca Boyle

Mystery Object in Nearby Galaxy Stumps Scientists, Might Be Local Micro-Quasar, Might Not
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Mystery Object in Nearby Galaxy Stumps Scientists, Might Be Local Micro-Quasar, Might Not

By Clay Dillow

Time Travel Made (Relatively) Easy
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Time Travel Made (Relatively) Easy

By Michael Moyer