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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ripples in spacetime may have revealed 1st evidence of tiny black holes born in the Big Bang ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gravitational waves may have provided the first tantalizing evidence of tiny primordial black holes born during the Big Bang, which could account for dark matter. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XsaWoUNwD2os4gADQgB6gd-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing a clustering of tiny primordial black holes that could account for dark matter.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bunch of black circles over hazy tendrils and swirls in space is illustrated here.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The universe is humming with ripples in spacetime: Scientists just doubled our catalog of black hole and neutron star collisions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The catalog of gravitational waves "heard" by LIGO, KAGRA and Virgo has doubled with detections of spacetime ripples. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:31:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AU4KyD58keEkWydH4ooKJh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered over 100 more gravitational wave events.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of colliding black holes setting the fabric of space ringing with gravitational waves.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How fast is the universe actually expanding? Ripples in spacetime could finally solve 'Hubble tension' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using gravitational waves as a measure of the universe's rate of expansion could solve the biggest headache in physics, the so-called "Hubble tension." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:10:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmcBfLjCAEkg9NziAM9CuH-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang (left) to today (right).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cylinder-like shape with stars within. There&#039;s a glow toward the left and a grid pattern all around it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Starlight warped in the fabric of spacetime could help us find hidden black holes dancing together ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/starlight-warped-in-the-fabric-of-spacetime-could-help-us-find-hidden-black-holes-dancing-together</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Flashes of gravitationally lensed starlight could act as cosmic lighthouses revealing the presence of binary supermassive black holes in close orbit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:58:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VAGT8xLGFWzj5UeRpR7pEe-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch dead neutron stars smash together in new NASA supercomputer simulation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "We studied the last several orbits before the merger, when the entwined magnetic fields undergo rapid and dramatic changes, and modeled potentially observable high-energy signals." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dcrC2aU8QJc6WrUqVKvQ6Y-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing two neutron stars meeting and merging]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing two neutron stars meeting and merging]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A black hole 'feeding frenzy' could help explain a cosmic mystery uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:29:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YPG3DZ5SKHAaxfuBAQvRPc-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Regan/ Mehta/ et al (2026)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of black hole seeds greedily feasting on gas and dust in the early universe]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of black hole seeds greedily feasting on gas and dust in the early universe]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Have gravitational waves provided the first hint of primordial black holes born during the Big Bang? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists may have "heard" the first tantalizing evidence of primordial black holes formed directly from overly dense pockets of matter just after the Big Bang. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E7CXgoY2rqbTvyftzcSSL3-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows a standard black hole about to merge with a much smaller primordial black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a large black hole with a smaller black hole orbiting around it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists hear 2 newborn black holes 'crying' through ripples in spacetime — and one had a birth unlike anything seen before ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gravitational wave detectors on Earth have heard the "cry" of two newborn black holes with some unusual and remarkable properties. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:35:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:37:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CimZMiXdj3UAxxYR5rPzwU-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of black holes orbiting around one another.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of two black holes with glowing disks around them.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How scientists are using spinning dead stars to find ripples in the fabric of spacetime ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Identifying the gravitational waves from black holes binaries could also make it clearer to detect primordial gravitational waves that date back to inflation at the moment of the Big Bang. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4MeLfcbi6xz7QjCuhuBBw8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/JPL–Caltech.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The pulsar at the heart of the Crab Nebula is one of many pulsars being monitored by timing arrays that are searching for gravitational waves.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Glowing swirls of white symbolize a pulsar at the heart of clouds of blue and purple gas that show the Crab Nebula. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ LIGO Legacy: 10 incredible gravitational wave breakthroughs to celebrate observatory's landmark 2015 find ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first-ever detection of gravitational waves was made 10 years ago today (Sept. 14). In celebration, Space.com takes you through the most significant gravitational wave discoveries to date. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8KfUGafivu7oevFzjWj4R-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[LIGO/T. Pyle]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of GW250114, a powerful collision between two black holes that created gravitational waves observed  by LIGO, as seen from one of the black holes involved.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of binary black holes ringing spacetime with gravitational waves]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational wave detector confirms theories of Einstein and Hawking: 'This is the clearest view yet of the nature of black holes' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Celebrating 10 years since the first detection of gravitational waves coming from colliding black holes, LIGO has confirmed the predictions of the greatest minds in physics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vjACz8ynv7vJdtiTiiXKST-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Aurore Simonnet (SSU/EdEon)/LVK/URI]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of GW250114, a powerful collision between two black holes that created gravitational waves observed  by LIGO, as seen from one of the black holes involved.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of GW250114, a powerful collision between two black holes observed in gravitational waves by LIGO, as seen from one of the black holes involved]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Radical new Big Bang theory says gravitational waves created galaxies, stars and planets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new Big Bang model does away with speculative elements, putting gravitational waves at the forefront of the creation of galaxies, stars, and planets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TXyCqHjwoaUKVT9QWKa7MS-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows gravitational waves rippling out from the Big Bang]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows gravitational waves rippling out from the Big Bang]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ripples from the Big Bang could transform our understanding of the universe — and we may be close to detecting them ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/ripples-from-the-big-bang-could-transform-our-understanding-of-the-universe-and-we-may-be-close-to-detecting-them</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It will take the most sensitive instruments ever imagined to reveal ripples from the Big Bang, but they could change our understanding of the entire universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7PbhPj8EfK7JX7Rrpoz9Y4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cosmologists think that in the first few moments of the Big Bang, the universe grew by multiple orders of magnitude.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an explosion of light surrounded by ripples of light on a starry background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational waves reveal most massive black hole merger ever detected — one 'forbidden' by current models ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/gravitational-waves-reveal-most-massive-black-hole-merger-ever-detected-one-forbidden-by-current-models</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gravitational wave detectors have "heard" the ripples in space caused by the most massive black hole merger yet. One "forbidden" by current theoretical models. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:43:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7zXmWqh25fGGD5SXbfbN5a-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What can ripples in spacetime reveal about black holes? Quite a bit, it turns out ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/the-universe/black-holes/what-can-ripples-in-spacetime-reveal-about-black-holes-quite-a-bit-it-turns-out</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cosmic echoes from some of the universe's most violent collisions are far more nuanced than scientists had realized, according to new research. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:20:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yaPybEF2XVbkN2k5oGytiG-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Goddard Space Flight Center]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A computer simulation of a pairs of supermassive black holes orbiting around one another.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A purple hued image showing two black circles circling around one another in the center. There is a wave of pinkish gas trailing behind each of them.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational waves could turn colliding neutron stars into 'cosmic tuning forks' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/the-universe/gravitational-waves-neutron-stars-cosmic-tuning-forks</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered that gravitational waves could turn neutron stars into cosmic tuning forks with characteristic reverberations that reveal their interiors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:43:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EhXSVTSQNkAoScgqAjASgG-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows two neutron stars colliding and merging.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration  shows two neutron stars colliding and merging]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational waves offer a 'cosmic DNA test' for black holes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/black-hole-size-spin-ancestors</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The size and spin of black holes can reveal how and where they were born, and gravitational waves offer a way to decode this information like a cosmic DNA test. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:20:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HHyDBjtfR6YvzZF4DzqkjG-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of merging black holes within the boundary of a supermassive black hole]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of merging black holes within the boundary of a supermassive black hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black hole paradox that stumped Stephen Hawking may have a solution, new paper claims ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/the-universe/black-holes/black-hole-paradox-that-stumped-stephen-hawking-may-have-a-solution-new-paper-claims</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As black holes slowly vanish through Hawking radiation, their information may be preserved in subtle space-time ripples, a new theory suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H3HHPTGBVfSj8j9RQSktMN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a spacecraft detecting ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves as they spew out of a massive black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a rippling wave passing through a grid of galaxies]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sweeping gravitational wave map of the universe could reveal hidden black holes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/hidden-black-holes-gravitational-wave-map</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A map of the universe in gravitational waves could reveal "hidden" black holes, supermassive black hole collisions, and the large-scale structure of the cosmos. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:30:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ZhnAnfV5HZ6pkfHVD28kM-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology and South African Radio Astronomy Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows a gravitational wave map of the cosmos revealing hidden black holes]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows a gravitational wave map of the cosmos revealing hidden black holes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dark matter might make space-time ring like a bell around black holes — and we might be able to 'hear' it ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/the-universe/black-holes/dark-matter-might-make-space-time-ring-like-a-bell-around-black-holes-and-we-might-be-able-to-hear-it</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ To explain why dark matter particles haven't come up in any direct detection experiments, physicists have wondered if it may be a kind of particle known as an axion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:25:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jHRWJAg2oe8HABFG8esPUm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/Caltech-IPAC/Robert Hurt]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a black sphere is surrounded in gasses that fade from a bright purple to a dark rust. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a black sphere is surrounded in gasses that fade from a bright purple to a dark rust. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What happens when black holes merge? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Black hole mergers are beautiful — and some of the most violent events in the cosmos. Here's how the process unfolds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:00:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zbfRN6hT47MPCQBNTsNt8o-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[SXS (Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes) Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[to black circles distort a dense gaseous field of stars and galaxies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[to black circles distort a dense gaseous field of stars and galaxies.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ College students confirm long-held prediction about atmospheric gravity waves ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/college-students-confirm-prediction-about-atmospheric-gravity-waves</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ College students are making "waves" with a discovery they made during the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:48:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meredith Garofalo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZY7mkRYLUh4Ea89FwRbcAR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Plymouth State University students Sarah Brigandi and Sammantha Boulay release a weather balloon from Moriarty, New Mexico, to collect atmospheric data on Oct. 14, 2023.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two humans stand on a tarp on a grassy field as they release a large white balloon into the air, the sun glaring behind it as the contrails streak the blue sky above.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black hole or neutron star? Gravitational wave 'chirps' can tell us what becomes of dying stars ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The current generation of gravitational wave detectors could "hear" supernovas over 65 million light-years away, helping scientists determine if a dying star creates a black hole or a neutron star. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:47:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xjTC8FNRaQ7A43znBWVeyU-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration, CXC/SAO/JPL-Caltech/Steward/O. Krause et al., and NRAO/AUI/ Ligo Collaboration]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(Main) Cassiopeia A supernova remnant (inset) graviational wave &quot;chirps&quot; in gravitational wave signals detected by Ligo/ Virgo/KAGRA]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing orange, blue, and green cloud with a bright pink nucleus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How AI is helping us search the universe for alien technosignatures ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/how-ai-is-helping-search-for-alien-technosignatures</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "It's now a part of mainstream astrophysics." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 15:15:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Search for Life]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Conor Feehly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PT5tt8bz6vATR95tR5hYLE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Three giant satellite dishes point up at the night sky, smeared with endless starlight.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three giant satellite dishes point up at the night sky, smeared with endless starlight.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational waves hint at a 'supercool' secret about the Big Bang ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If the gravitational wave background detected last year came from a "supercool" phase transition around the time of the Big Bang, they hint at new physics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:42:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6845AZoHLoaX3axjAeAKP3-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/CXC/A.Hobart]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of two merging galaxies setting spacetime ringing with gravitational waves.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two overlapping groups of orange and red concentric circles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Small black holes could play 'hide-and-seek' with elusive supermassive black hole pairs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Small pairs of binary black holes could be used to play hide-and-seek' with elusive supermassive black hole binaries via gravitational waves carry the "baritone singing" of these cosmic titans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 11:59:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mVVgPwAMYPpsPtQzZN9rdA-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a supermassive black hole binary]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two orange swirls against a black  background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Physics itself disappears': How theoretical physicist Thomas Hertog helped Stephen Hawking produce his final, most radical theory of everything ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thomas Hertog tells us how he collaborated with Stephen Hawking on his final theorem — a Darwinian revolution in physics that explains the origin of time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:33:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rEuPfzpSkYTNV4YNZYURFR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Stephen Hawking photographed at at Emmanuel College on September 19, 2013 in Cambridge. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stephen Hawking photographed at at Emmanuel College on September 19, 2013 in Cambridge. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The universe’s biggest explosions made some of the elements we are composed of. But there’s another mystery source out there ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In order to explain the presence of these heavier elements today, it’s necessary to find phenomena that can produce them. One type of event that fits the bill is a gamma-ray burst (GRB) – the most powerful class of explosion in the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:35:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Brose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5cN2mvPuddHiskYfD7zepZ-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black holes are mysterious, yet also deceptively simple − a new space mission may help physicists answer hairy questions about these astronomical objects ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For years, physicists have been looking to prove that black holes are more complex than they seem. And a newly approved European space mission called LISA will help us with this hunt. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gaurav Khanna ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d4LPrcjaiSdk5bhhybLtNn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a supermassive black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a dark orb on the right is surrounded by a bright disk and further out by swirling dark red gasses. a jet of purple gas extends from the dark orb, shooting to the top left corner before a backdrop a infinite stars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black hole collision 'alerts' could notify astronomers within 30 seconds of detection ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/gravitational-wave-black-hole-collision-software</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers will be alerted to gravitational waves faster than ever before as LIGO and other detectors "listen" to a universal symphony. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 13:59:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g9ZXYfkmTrg5mHjV6hjE67-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two black disks surrounded by orange and yellow swirls]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[As two supermassive black holes spiral around one another and merge, they create gravitational waves. With enough energy, they can &quot;kick&quot; themselves out of their starting spot, or even completely out of their home galaxy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Exploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy − I'm leading a citizen scientist project to classify and learn about these bright flashes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/classifying-super-nova-energy-bursts</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Space telescopes detect on average one gamma-ray burst per day, adding to thousands of bursts detected throughout the years, and a community of volunteers are making research into these bursts possible. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:00:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 01 May 2024 14:43:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Lien ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7zgdtJRE9fvGoYLEEoSFw7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gamma ray bursts happen when neutron stars collide or when giant stars explode into black holes, releasing jets of super-energetic photons that look like a narrow beam of a flashlight.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gamma ray bursts happen when neutron stars collide or when giant stars explode into black holes, releasing jets of super-energetic photons that look like a narrow beam of a flashlight.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational waves reveal 1st-of-its-kind merger between neutron star and mystery object ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/gravitational-waves-reveal-black-hole-neutron-star-merging</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The mystery object, which falls right within the mass-gap range, sheds light on a long-sought, murky realm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:33:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:42:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZEsUSSG8asDAeW2XLUXnfU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[I. Markin (Potsdam University), T. Dietrich (Potsdam University and Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), H. Pfeiffer, A. Buonanno (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a lightweight black hole (gray) and a neutron star (orange). The emitted gravitational waves are shown in colors from dark blue to cyan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[crazy wavy blue lines swirl around an orange dot.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dark matter could be gently wobbling space-time around us — and scientists may finally know how to detect it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new paper suggests we may finally be able to uncover the identity of dark matter using the same technology that detects ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:59:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:43:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KD3FbJym4mEa2GYKbjNanX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An X-ray image reveals the halo of gas at the edge of a MIlky Way-like galaxy. Such haloes are thought to be hotbeds of mysterious, invisible dark matter. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ purple and red clouds on a background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st gravitational wave detector in space 'LISA' will hunt for ripples in spacetime ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The triple-spacecraft gravitational wave detector, named LISA, has received the go-ahead to become the first mission to detect spacetime ripples from space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:08:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ySi498XhgwjQbpAhHjYYf-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artwork shows the laser arms of LISA as it detects ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artwork shows the laser arms of LISA as it detects ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spacetime ripples detected in 2023 continue to puzzle astronomers. Could they be from the dawn of the universe? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The recently detected gravitational waves are a muddled mix of various sources, new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:37:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xbK3ATaABpekJjz2PbbC5N-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Aurore Simonnet/NANOGrav]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s interpretation of an array of pulsars being affected by gravitational ripples produced by a supermassive black hole binary in a distant galaxy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s interpretation of an array of pulsars being affected by gravitational ripples produced by a supermassive black hole binary in a distant galaxy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humans could use black holes as batteries, physics paper claims. Here's how. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Black holes are some of the most powerful objects in the universe — and humans could devise ways to harness that power as an energy source, a new theoretical study claims. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:00:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oSMEzmFZEtgBPA2ynLNaMA-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NRAO/AUI/NSF/NASA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole tearing a star to shreds while emitting a powerful beam of energy into space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept of a tidal disruption event (TDE) that happens when a star passes fatally close to a supermassive black hole, which reacts by launching a relativistic jet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational waves rippling from black hole merger could help test general relativity ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/black-hole-ligo-merger-general-relativity-gravitational-waves</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gravitational waves have been uncovered from a massive black hole merger that shows the resultant black hole settling into a spherical shape for the first time, helping test Einstein’s theory of general relativity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 01:00:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:19:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zbfRN6hT47MPCQBNTsNt8o-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[SXS (Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes) Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A simulation shows the merging of two black holes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[to black circles distort a dense gaseous field of stars and galaxies.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A nearby kilonova explosion could threaten all life on Earth. But don't worry, scientists say. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Collisions between neutron stars are the most powerful and violent events in the known universe. Would life on Earth survive a kilonova event? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:06:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:15:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gm8bZVLrnvDXKN6uVKdkSZ-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Robin Dienel/Carnegie Institution for Science]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of two colliding neutron stars, a tremendously powerful event that could spell doom for life on Earth]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of two neutron stars colliding and merging to create a kilonova blast that new research indicates maybe perfect spheres]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Distorted crystals use 'pseudogravity' to bend light like black holes do ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/distorted-crystals-use-pseudogravity-to-bend-like-black-holes</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have used a special crystal to bend the trajectory of light like a black hole would, a phenomenon known as 'pseudogravity.' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DUUG457cCKADE7bC4tQMda-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Getty/ Yuichiro Chino]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[According to relativity, light and other electromagnetic waves can be influenced by gravitational forces.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The speed of light is a speed limit on everything in our universe. Or is it?]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ LIGO gravitational wave detector breaks 'quantum limit' to find deep universe black hole collisions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sensitivity of LIGO has squeezed the quantum limit, meaning it can now detect merging black holes and neutron stars on smaller scales and at greater distances than ever before. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:00:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z6Fpwh7WdfkWngJrBwJxng-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows black holes spiraling around each other, leaving the very fabric of space ringing with gravitational waves]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows black holes spiraling around each other, leaving the very fabric of space ringing with gravitational waves]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 'galactic atlas' offers stunning details of 400,000 galaxies near the Milky Way ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/galactic-atlas-reveals-milky-way-galaxies</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new Siena Galaxy Atlas is an information gold mine for astronomers and a free gallery of galaxy portraits for the public. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:12:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nbYnaZer9478zVaSNMY8MC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/J. Moustakas]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Part of a mosaic of 42 galaxies in a new cosmic atlas containing over 400,000 collections of stars. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a mosaic of some of the galaxies in the new atlas]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Einstein must be wrong: In search of the theory of gravity ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/was-einstein-wrong-in-search-of-theory-of-gravity</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Unlike physical theories describing the other three fundamental forces in physics, the general theory of relativity has only been tested in weak gravity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 17:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:42:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Giusti ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/748FxG3ZeiqgiFA37uEctk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of an object with mass &quot;pushing&quot; on space-time due to gravity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[horizontal black lines are curved downward where a black ball intrudes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How our Milky Way galaxy would look in gravitational waves (video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/milky-way-galaxy-gravitational-waves-video</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The gravitational waves are emitted by ultracompact binaries of black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Galaxies]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tPST2oSDENGrmEBX9dAe5V-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Goddard Space Flight Center]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A simulated image of gravitational-wave sources in our galaxy. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A simulated image of gravitational-wave sources in our galaxy. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Twisty' new theory of gravity says information can escape black holes after all ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/twisty-theory-of-gravity-says-information-can-escape-black-holes</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Einstein's theory of relativity say black holes are 'bald', but a new tweak to his research may give the mysterious objects their long-sought 'hair.' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:45:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iWbt6ewM92P2v22WEmcDoi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational wave detectors on the moon could be more sensitive than those on Earth ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/gravitational-wave-detector-moon-more-sensitive</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists developing more sensitive next-generation  gravitational wave detectors struggle with technical challenges that might be easily overcome by putting such detectors on the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 18:00:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:47:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n9ZQzL8PvsBYVR3AQpLrYV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lunar Gravitational Wave Antenna working group]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Lunar Gravitational Wave Antenna would enable detection of the fainter types of cosmic clashes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the Lunar Gravitational Wave Antenna located inside a lunar crater.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational waves show black holes prefer certain masses before they collide ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Knowing that black holes tend to have these masses could help provide a new way of measuring the expansion rate of the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2aqqgBd7VxC6ssGVBwHo5N-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/M. Kornmesser/S. E. de Mink]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of matter being stripped from one star to another, removing their hydrogen envelope]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of matter being stripped from one star to another, removing their hydrogen envelope]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Supermassive black holes may solve mystery of our universe's gravitational-wave 'hum' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/supermassive-black-holes-may-solve-mystery-universe-gravitationa-wave-hum</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NANOGrav made the first detection of low-frequency gravitational waves this year. Now, the hunt is on to find the source of these ripples in space — and supermassive black holes are lead suspects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CTgcA838bgTbXwysw5Fnyd-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Aurore Simonnet for the NANOGrav Collaboration]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of gravaitional waves ringing through spacetime and the supermassive black hole binaries that may have launched them.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bright points of light spread out throughout space emit a grid-like pattern. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational waves could help us find out how fast the universe's expansion is accelerating ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gravitational waves from merging black holes distorted due to a phenomenon predicted by Einstein could be a new way of measuring the rate of cosmic expansion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:00:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:35:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMmsKJbW4asVfggiG3me4J-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[R. Hurt/Caltech-JPL]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s depiction of gravitational waves.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an artist&#039;s illustration of gravitational waves, showing spiraling ripples on a grid-like surface emerging from two merging spheres]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The universe is humming with gravitational waves. Here's why scientists are so excited about the discovery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The very fabric of the universe is ringing with gravitational waves from its earliest epoch, and researchers have finally "heard" this cosmic symphony. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:00:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:44:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CTgcA838bgTbXwysw5Fnyd-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Aurore Simonnet for the NANOGrav Collaboration]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[bright points of light spread out throughout space emit a grid-like pattern ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bright points of light spread out throughout space emit a grid-like pattern ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The gravitational wave background of the universe has been heard for the 1st time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a historic first, astronomers have detected low-frequency gravitational waves using a galaxy-sized antenna of millisecond pulsars in the Milky Way. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:37:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CTgcA838bgTbXwysw5Fnyd-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Aurore Simonnet for the NANOGrav Collaboration]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[bright points of light spread out throughout space emit a grid-like pattern ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bright points of light spread out throughout space emit a grid-like pattern ]]></media:text>
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