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'The Black Hole' was Disney's original response to 'Star Wars'. What the hell were they thinking?

Trapped somewhere between the big ideas of "2001" and the fun of a galaxy far, far away, this 1979 movie is a true space oddity.

Space

The four best personal-item backpacks that fit under US airline seats

I tested a dozen backpacks from Bellroy, Bagsmart, REI and more to find the best, most durable personal travel item for airlines to save you from getting dinged by gate fees

The Guardian - US

This supermassive black hole jet is more powerful than the Death Star's laser

It's nicknamed Jetty McJetface.

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The 10 bleakest space movies of all time

From spaghettified convicts to doomed interplanetary liners, these space movies really pile on the misery.

Space

Black hole outburst named 'Jetty McJetface' is one of the most energetic objects in the universe

Scientists say a jet from a previously studied supermassive black hole has grown brighter, becoming one of the most energetic events in the universe.

LiveScience

This black hole may be 100 trillion times more powerful than Star Wars’ Death Star, scientists find

A team of astrophysicists from the University of Oregon have discovered one of the most energetic and powerful forces in the universe, potentially 100 trillion times stronger than Star Wars’ Death Star.

Euronews

Did astronomers see a black hole explode? An 'impossible' particle that hit Earth in 2023 may tell us

"If our hypothesized dark charge is true, then we believe there could be a significant population of primordial black holes, which would be consistent with other astrophysical observations, and account for all the missing dark matter in the universe."

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Astronomers watch 1st black hole ever imaged launch a 3,000‑light‑year‑long cosmic jet from its glowing 'shadow'

"It is amazing to see that we are gradually moving towards combining these breakthrough observations across multiple frequencies and completing the picture of the jet launching region."

Space

James Webb Space Telescope reveals new origin story for the universe's 1st supermassive black holes

Recent James Webb Space Telescope data confirms a decade-old theory that the universe's earliest supermassive black holes formed without stars.

Space

New fear unlocked: runaway black holes

Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our Solar System from somewhere far beyond. It was moving at around 68 kilometres per second, just over double Earth’s speed around the Sun.

The Conversation

Are mysterious 'Little Red Dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope actually nurseries for direct-collapse black holes?

"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."

Space

Astronomers discover a gigantic, wobbling black hole jet that 'changes the way we think about the galaxy'

Combining observations from several powerful telescopes, astronomers have detected a gargantuan, 'wobbling' black hole outburst that's as wide as an entire galaxy.

LiveScience

A black hole 'feeding frenzy' could help explain a cosmic mystery uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope

"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."

Space

'Like watching a cosmic volcano erupt': Scientists see monster black hole 'reborn' after 100 million years

Scientists saw an inactive black hole 'reawaken' from a 100-million-year nap with fire and fury.

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'Goddess of dawn': James Webb telescope spies one of the oldest supernovas in the early universe

An extremely early Type II supernova explosion, named after the Titan goddess of dawn in Greek mythology, occurred just 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

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8 Monthly Expenses That Are Harder to Control Than You Think

Ever feel like your paycheck disappears into a black hole before you’ve even finished your first cup of coffee? You’re not imagining it. Some monthly expenses have a sneaky way of stacking up, turning “just one bill” into a financial juggling act.

Space

Reborn black hole seen erupting across 1 million light-years of space like a cosmic volcano

"It's like watching a cosmic volcano erupt again after ages of calm — except this one is big enough to carve out structures stretching nearly a million light-years across space."

Space

This is the sharpest view ever seen of a black hole's dusty disk

"Instead of Webb's 6.5-meter diameter, it's like we are observing this region with a 13-meter space telescope."

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James Webb telescope reveals sharpest-ever look at the edge of a black hole — and it could solve a major galactic mystery

The James Webb Space Telescope snapped its sharpest image of the area around a black hole, solving a long-standing galactic mystery.

The Guardian - UK

Revolutionary imaging of black hole aims to prove they are not ‘evil vacuum cleaners’

Newly appointed Cambridge professor says feat would accelerate scientific knowledge by an order of magnitude

International Business Times UK

Scientists Capture Black Hole Waking Up After 100 Million Years

Astronomers capture a massive black hole waking up like a 'cosmic volcano' after lying dormant for 100 million years.

Euronews

Scientists solve mystery of little red dots seen by James Webb Space Telescope

Using Webb’s advanced instruments, scientists discovered that the little red dots are young black holes wrapped in gas.

Space

Massive supernova explosion may have created a binary black hole

"Our study provides a new direction to understand the whole evolutionary history of massive stars toward the formation of black hole binaries."

LiveScience

Black hole butterflies? James Webb telescope spots dozens of black hole 'cocoons' in early universe.

The gaseous cocoons surrounding "little red dots" hint at their true nature, a new James Webb telescope study hints.

Space

NASA X-ray instrument finds black holes act like 'cosmic seesaws' shaping the universe

"We're seeing what could be described as an energetic tug-of-war inside the black hole's accretion flow."

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