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Rogue black hole found terrorizing unfortunate star in distant galaxy
By Keith Cooper published
The Hubble Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory saw an enigmatic intermediate-mass black hole lighting up in X-rays, potentially revealing a way of finding more of them in the future.

Largest-ever supernova catalog ever provides further evidence dark energy is weakening
By Robert Lea published
A catalog of over 2,000 exploding white dwarf vampire stars, the largest ever gathered, has provided further evidence that dark energy is weakening.

This star escaped a supermassive black hole's violent grips — then returned for round 2
By Robert Lea published
A death-defying star survived destruction by a ravenous supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption event, and came back to let the cosmic titan take another bite!

JWST finds unusual black hole in the center of the Infinity Galaxy: 'How can we make sense of this?'
By Robert Lea published
Everything about the Infinity Galaxy, recently discovered by the JWST, is strange. One odd feature could be the 1st evidence of a "direct collapse" black hole.

Gravitational waves reveal most massive black hole merger ever detected — one 'forbidden' by current models
By Robert Lea published
Gravitational wave detectors have "heard" the ripples in space caused by the most massive black hole merger yet. One "forbidden" by current theoretical models.

'This is the holy grail of theoretical physics.' Is the key to quantum gravity hiding in this new way to make black holes?
By Robert Lea published
A new quantum recipe for black holes could be the first step toward a theory of "quantum gravity", the "holy grail" of physics.

Did our cosmos begin inside a black hole in another universe? New study questions Big Bang theory
By Victoria Corless published
A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have instead formed inside a colossal black hole.

This supermassive black hole is eating way too quickly — and 'burping' at near-light speeds
By Robert Lea published
Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have witnessed high-speed "burps" erupting from a distant overfeeding supermassive black hole.
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