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Could our universe exist because black holes ate up all the antimatter?

Did primordial black holes born during the Big Bang swallow the universe's antimatter, allowing matter to dominate the cosmos?

Space · Mar 23

Astronomers missed a space explosion as powerful as a billion suns — until they spotted its echo

A cosmic explosion with an energy equivalent to the output of a billion suns went unnoticed by astronomers until they caught the "echo" of this gamma-ray burst.

Space · Mar 20

X-ray spacecraft watches monster black hole wake up and fire cosmic bullets at starburst galaxy

The research could shed light on how black holes vomit out matter and how this influences their home galaxies.

Space · Mar 17

Black hole and neutron star mergers push the laws of physics with their odd orbits

Merging black holes and neutron stars have unusual oval orbits prior to colliding and merging, which challenge the laws of physics.

Space · Mar 11

Universe-shaking collision of black hole and neutron star could upend our understanding of monster cosmic mergers

The catastrophic collision of a black hole and a neutron star sent ripples across the universe. New analysis of those ripples could upend a major theory about how these extreme pairs form.

LiveScience · Mar 11

Tax Alert: This Simple Filing Mistake Is Causing Long IRS Refund Delays

You spent hours gathering your W-2s and double-checking your deductions before hitting the submit button. You likely have a specific plan for that refund money, whether it is paying off a credit card or fixing the family car. Now, weeks have passed and the status on the “Where’s My Refund”…

Budget and the Bees · Mar 10

The universe is humming with ripples in spacetime: Scientists just doubled our catalog of black hole and neutron star collisions

The catalog of gravitational waves "heard" by LIGO, KAGRA and Virgo has doubled with detections of spacetime ripples.

Space · Mar 6

IRS Warns One Tax Filing Error Is Delaying Refunds for Thousands

Tax season brings enough stress without the lingering anxiety of a delayed refund. You likely already have plans for that money, such as a needed vacation or paying down high-interest credit cards. Weeks often pass while the tracking tool stays stuck on a processing status. This frustrating limbo leaves many…

Budget and the Bees · Mar 6

Scientists taught robots to swim through mazes using Einstein's relativity

The tiny bots follow patterns of light and "artificial space-time," navigating like craft following the curved space around a black hole.

LiveScience · Mar 5

'Collective hum' of black holes could mend our broken understanding of the universe, physicists say

Ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves may be the key to solving the Hubble tension — one of the biggest nagging problems in physics.

LiveScience · Mar 3