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Accidental discovery of 1st-ever 'black hole triple' system challenges what we know about how singularities form

Researchers spotted a second distant star orbiting a well-known black hole and its stellar companion in a never-before-seen gravitational triad. The system's unique configuration suggests that the black hole was not created as scientists initially expected.

LiveScience

Sadiq Khan slashes his minimum ask for transport funding ahead of Labour's Budget

The mayor insisted he will still be demanding ‘as much as I can get’ for TfL, but said the ‘black hole’ in the public finances had to be acknowledged

Evening Standard

First black hole triple system ‘challenges understanding of how they form’

V404 Cygni is a black hole with two stars orbiting around it.

Evening Standard

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1st triple black hole system discovered in 'happy accident'

The first "black hole triple" system, consisting of a black hole hungrily feeding on a companion star orbited by a more distant star, hints at a gentle formation process without supernova explosions.

Space

Scientists find first ever ‘black hole trio’

New find challenges our understanding of where such objects come from

The Independent UK

Rare “Black Hole Triple” Discovered! A Ghost Star Haunted Its Sibling Stars After It Perished

The discovery of a black hole miraculously holding onto one nearby and one faraway star may change what we know about how these scary objects are created.

Inverse

James Webb Space Telescope sees lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered lonely quasars in the early universe, with "empty larders" that defy theories surrounding their growth to monster sizes.

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NASA peers into the blistering hot plasma swirling around 12 black holes

Stellar-mass and supermassive black hole coronas have some similarities, and this is great news for black hole physicists.

Space

What happens when black holes merge?

Black hole mergers are beautiful — and some of the most violent events in the cosmos. Here's how the process unfolds.

Space

Tax on high earners ruled out as Rachel Reeves looks to plug £40bn Budget black hole

No 10 forced into astonishing admission that high earners can also be protected by its pledge not to raise national insurance for working people – after minister refused six times to confirm if that included employees on six-figure salaries

The Independent UK

Black holes from the universe's infancy could reveal invisible matter

New theoretical research suggests primordial black holes could one day help researchers locate invisible dark matter.

LiveScience

Reeves plans stealth taxes as Starmer prepares to splurge billions on NHS

Chancellor considers a range of taxes in the Budget to fill a £40bn black hole in Labour’s spending commitments as the PM is ready to announce billions of extra money for the NHS

The Independent UK

The £40bn question: How will Rachel Reeves balance the books?

Chancellor boosted by a surprise drop in inflation after the cabinet is warned she may need to find £40bn in taxes and borrowing in her Budget, dwarfing previous estimates of the fiscal ‘black hole’

The Independent UK

No 10 rejects claim Labour misled voters about tax plans in manifesto – as it happened

Labour set out plans to raise taxes by £7.3bn in its manifesto – but Treasury briefing suggests £40bn in tax rises and spending cuts needed

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Social media is a ‘black hole’ that parents don’t understand, award-winning documentarian says

Teenagers are struggling with apps meant to be addictive, reveals docuseries “Social Studies.”

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves tells cabinet UK still faces £100bn black hole over next five years

Chancellor’s words will be interpreted as signal she will not give in to ministers over cuts she imposes in budget

Space

Monster black hole is a 'cosmic Michael Myers' killing a star and brutally attacking another

NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope has spotted the cosmic serial killer that, like Michael Myers, is back for a sequel, killing a star and attacking a second star with its remains.

The Independent UK

The pensioner denied winter fuel payment because she’s just £3 over threshold

Rachel Reeves cut the winter allowance for the majority of recipients after inheriting ‘a £22bn black hole’ in the public finances

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The Independent UK

Labour accused of ‘absurd’ plan to break manifesto pledge over national insurance hike

The shadow work and pensions secretary also said the Government’s claim his party left a £22 billion black hole in public finances is ‘fictitious’

Inverse

X-Rays Kept Repeatedly Flashing Near a Supermassive Blackhole — Now Astronomers Think They Know What It Is

Besides being metal as heck, the results could shed light on the limits of general relativity.

Inverse

Research Shows The Early Universe Had Way More Black Holes Than We Thought

The Hubble Space Telescope shows that there were many more (much less luminous) black holes in the early universe than previous estimates had suggested.

Space

Ancient supermassive black hole is blowing galaxy-killing wind, James Webb Space Telescope finds

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest supermassive black hole-driven quasar wind ever seen, pushing away matter at 6,000 times the speed of sound and killing its host galaxy.

The Independent UK

Libraries and buses under threat as chancellor warned over £54bn council black hole

Huge rise in cost of adult social care, children’s services and special needs school transport is harming councils’ budgets

The Conversation

There were more black holes in the early universe than we thought – new research

Supermassive black holes are some of the most impressive (and scary) objects in the universe – with masses around one billion times more than that of the Sun. And we know the’ve been around for a long time.

Space

Supermassive black hole jets mysteriously ignite nova explosions, Hubble Telescope finds

Hubble Space Telescope observations suggest supermassive black hole jets double the frequency of nova explosions. But how?

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