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LIGO gravitational wave detector breaks 'quantum limit' to find deep universe black hole collisions
By Robert Lea published
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.
Dark energy may allow black holes to live in 'perfect pair' binaries
By Robert Lea published
Binary black holes are believed to inevitably spiral together, but dark energy and the expanding universe could help them maintain a safe distance and mimic a single black hole.
1st black hole imaged by humanity is confirmed to be spinning, study finds
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
New research has found the jet blasting outward from this black hole swings like a pendulum on an 11-year cycle.
New Horizon Prize in Physics awarded to scientists chasing mysterious black hole photon spheres
By Ben Turner published
Alexandru Lupsasca and Michael Johnson won the physics prize for their work on photon spheres — weird rings of light around black holes that may reveal a theory of quantum gravity.
Supermassive black holes eat more quickly than expected, 3D simulations suggest
By Robert Lea published
Supermassive black holes are even more fearsome eaters than scientists suspected, thanks to a "delivery system" that could help them feed over months rather than hundreds of years.
Heart of the 'Squid Galaxy' reveals how supermassive black holes dictate galactic chemistry
By Robert Lea published
A study of the Squid Galaxy, Messier 77, has revealed how chemicals swirl around its central black hole, revealing supermassive black holes impact the chemical evolution of their galaxies.
Astronomers may have discovered the closest black holes to Earth
By Robert Lea published
These black holes could have also been ejected from the star cluster they live within.
Ultra-powerful space explosion, 1st of its kind, may have been triggered by black hole star-destroyer
By Robert Lea published
A "Luminous Fast Cooler" explosion that emits as much energy in weeks as the sun will over 10 billion years could be the result of a black hole wrecking a star.
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