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Two Telescopes Spot the Oldest Black Hole Ever Discovered

Space telescopes are revealing a supermassive black hole from the dawn of the universe.

Inverse

Supermassive black holes are messy eaters big on recycling

These observations could hint at how the cosmic titans grow to hold the immense masses we calculate.

Space

Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470 million years after the Big Bang

Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang

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Star-birthing galaxies can hide supermassive black holes behind walls of dust

Feeding supermassive black holes, hosting objects that power quasars blasting out the most powerful light in the universe, could hide in galaxies behind thick clouds of dust.

Space

Swirling gas helps scientists nail down Milky Way's supermassive black hole mass

An independent mass measurement of Sagittarius A* suggests we have been right all along about how utterly massive this black hole is.

Space

Supermassive Black Holes Posses A Strange Mechanism That Prevents Overeating

A supermassive black hole in a nearby galaxy violently shoves away 97 percent of nearby matter, disrupting star formation in the process.

Inverse

Africa's Sahel region: A media desert

Ten years ago, French radio journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon were murdered by a commando from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in the north-eastern Malian town of Kidal. Since then, the security situation in Africa’s Sahel region has continually worsened. Today, the vast area stretching from Mauritania to…

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In 'White Holes,' Carlo Rovelli takes readers beyond the black hole horizon

Physicist Carlo Rovelli is unique among modern scientists who write for popular audiences in his ability to capture the purest essence of his science with both precision and lyricism.

WEKU

Book Review: 'The Warped Side of Our Universe' a novel look at secrets of cosmos

“The Warped Side of Our Universe: An Odyssey Through Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel, and Gravitational Waves” explores many secrets of the cosmos

The Independent UK

Book Review: 'White Holes' by Carlo Rovelli reads more like poetry than science lesson

Theoretical astrophysicist Carlo Rovelli takes readers on a journey to the hypothetical inverse of black holes in his latest book, “White Holes.”

The Independent UK

White Holes: Inside the Horizon review – Carlo Rovelli turns time on its head

In his latest brief but dazzling journey to the edges of understanding, the theoretical physicist takes us into the heart of a black hole and out the other side

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Carlo Rovelli’s cultural highlights

The physicist and philosopher of science on the lessons the Roman empire holds for us today, the mystery of black holes, and his favourite beat poet

The Guardian - UK

From Sánchez to Sancho: Manchester United’s Lost Boys in decade of waste

We select 10 players who signed or broke through amid fanfare only to get lost in the black hole of post-Ferguson Old Trafford

The Guardian - UK

‘A black hole of a character’: inside a shocking portrait of predatory narcissism

Tickled director David Farrier started investigating the man clamping cars in his neighborhood, and ended up in a toxic film-maker-subject relationship

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Black holes can teach us how to live our best lives

Black holes may seem like interstellar enigmas, but they hold some key lessons on how to move through the universe.

The Guardian - UK

First evidence of spinning black hole detected by scientists

Region at centre of Messier 87 galaxy captured by the Event Horizon Telescope in motion

Evening Standard

Boygenius announce new EP ‘The Rest’ featuring new track ‘Black Hole’

The band announced the new EP at a concert in Boston on Monday

Salon

Black holes eat faster than we thought

A massive supercomputer simulation reveals how fast black holes eat and it’s a lot more intense than once thought

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The Conversation

Why Einstein must be wrong: In search of the theory of gravity

Einstein’s theory of gravity — general relativity — has been very successful for more than a century. However, it has theoretical shortcomings. This is not surprising: the theory predicts its own failure at spacetime singularities inside black holes — and the Big Bang itself.

Inverse

Black Holes Could Be Hiding Out In Star Clusters Near Earth — Can We Find Them?

Unless a black hole is actively consuming nearby material, it will be dark and difficult to see. Astronomers must use indirect observations to uncover the black hole.

Salon

Black holes may grow up in neighborhoods

The James Webb Space Telescope has completely revolutionized the search for galaxy neighborhoods

The Conversation

Powerful black holes might grow up in bustling galactic neighborhoods

As people, we are all shaped by the neighborhoods we grew up in, whether it was a bustling urban center or the quiet countryside. Objects in distant outer space are no different.

The Hindu

Black hole is observed snacking on sun-like star, bite by bite

Black holes, celestial objects known for their gluttony, usually eat stars unlucky enough to stray too close to them in one big gulp, annihilating them with their enormous gravitational pull. But some, it turns out, tend to snack rather than gorge

Zenger

Black Hole Found Gobbling Up Three Earths’ Worth Of Matter Every 25 Days

The discovery provides a ‘missing link’ in our knowledge of black holes disrupting orbiting stars.

Inverse

A Black Hole is Ripping this Star Apart, One Planet-sized Bite at a Time

The black hole steals three Earths' worth of mass every few weeks, making for a slow cosmic feast for the black hole.

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