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12 of the most exciting black hole discoveries of 2023

2023 has been a bumper year for black holes, especially those of the supermassive variety. Here is Space.com's picks for the most exciting black hole stories of the year.

Space

12 James Webb Space Telescope findings that changed our understanding of the universe in 2023

These are the James Webb Space Telescope's most notable discoveries in 2023.

Space

8 stunning James Webb Space Telescope discoveries made in 2023

The oldest ever black holes, a preview of our solar system's gory demise, and a measurement of distant starlight that threatens to bring the standard of cosmology crashing down — here are the JWST's wildest discoveries of 2023.

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SETI Research Say Aliens Could Use Black Holes as Quantum Computers

A recent paper suggests that alien civilizations might make tiny black holes to use as quantum computing hardware. Then, it gets weird.

Inverse

Can stars form around black holes?

Black holes create some of the most extreme environments in the cosmos — can stars form in such conditions?

Space

Atom-size black holes from the dawn of time could be devouring stars from the inside out, new research suggests

New research suggests that if tiny primordial black holes created during the Big Bang exist, some of them may have been snared by stars and are now forced to eat their way out.

LiveScience

James Webb Space Telescope may have found the oldest black hole in the universe

The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of the universe's oldest black holes is giving astronomers some vital clues for how they came to be.

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Why are some black holes bigger than others? An astronomer explains how these celestial vacuums grow

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

How many times has the sun traveled around the Milky Way?

Our solar system has been orbiting the Milky Way's black hole heart for 4.6 billion years. But it is hard to pin down exactly how many trips around the galaxy our sun has made during that time.

LiveScience

James Webb telescope discovers oldest black hole in the universe

The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of the universe's oldest black holes is giving astronomers some vital clues for how they came to be.

LiveScience

Inflation and pay deals leave Scottish ministers facing £1.5bn budget black hole

Situation facing finance minister described as ‘one of most challenging fiscal backdrops’ since devolution

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Government facing £1.5bn black hole as future 'depends on Westminster'

THE Scottish Government is facing a funding black hole of £1.5 billion next year in what experts have described as one of the “most challenging…

The National (Scotland)

Humans could use black holes as batteries, physics paper claims. Here's how.

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.

Space

White Holes by Carlo Rovelli review – space odyssey

Time, quantum mechanics, and the nature of reality are considered in a mind-bending journey to the edge of reality

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Humza Yousaf to 'introduce new tax band for higher earners' in Budget

THE First Minister is to announce a new tax band for higher earners in a bid to plug a black hole in the Budget, according to a report ...

The Guardian - AU

Treasurers accuse Albanese government of profiting at states’ expense

Daniel Mookhey blames federal government for NSW’s budget black hole, while Tim Pallas says it is the beneficiary of Victoria’s success

Salon

Hunting for sources of gravitational hum

A massive hum of energy pervades the universe. Is it supermassive black holes or something weirder?

LiveScience

Humans could use black holes as batteries, physics paper claims. Here's how.

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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First Thing: Hamas issues threat over lives of hostages

Israeli troops reach heart of Khan Younis as Benjamin Netanyahu calls on Hamas fighters to surrender. Plus, the oldest black hole ever observed

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: the oldest black hole ever observed, dating to dawn of universe

Exclusive: astronomers surprised at size of 13bn-year-old object, which raises new questions about where black holes came from

Space

All black holes feast chaotically, no matter how hungry they are

A fresh understanding of how black holes eat offers a new way to estimate their masses.

Salon

How to juice energy from a black hole

It's possible to extract energy from primordial black holes, experts say — if they actually exist

The Guardian - UK

‘With Cate Blanchett in my ears, I become an insect on the wing’ – our writer merges with a rainforest

Using astonishing VR technology and just his own breathing, our writer dies, disintegrates, then merges with an Amazonian forest. Could he become a sequoia tree next? What about stepping into a black hole?

Space

An 'extragalactic' intruder may lurk among stars orbiting the Milky Way's black hole

Potentially, the 1st "extragalactic" star found at the heart of our galaxy S0–6 appears to have taken a 10 billion-year-long journey to reach the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole.

Inverse

Plasma Streams Explain Supermassive Black Holes Influence On Galaxies

Supermassive black holes glow in the same way no matter their appetite, and that could be a huge clue to their relationship with their host galaxies.

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