Black Hole

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Apparently, that "monster black hole" that researchers found isn't so monstrous after all. But finding errors and working to correct them in how science pushes forward. In a recent study (a peer-reviewed study published Nov. 27), a team of scientists reporte…

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A European Space Agency telescope celebrated 20 years of exploring the secrets of the X-ray universe this week. The XMM-Newton telescope, which launched on Dec. 10, 1999, has made contributions in various fields of science and astronomy, and has observed obj…

"Astronomers have found the biggest black hole ever measured -- it's 40 billion times the sun's mass, or roughly two-thirds the mass of all stars in the Milky Way," writes Astronomy.com.Iwastheone shares their report: The gargantuan black hole lurks in a gal…

The most awe-inspiring scientific discoveries of the decade include the 'God particle,' the first image of a black hole, and the ability to edit the human genome

By Chelsea Whyte A tiny black hole may be lurking inside NASA Goddard Dead stars are exploding all around the universe and we aren’t really sure why but now a pair of researchers think that minuscule black holes made from dark matter might be to blame. Bu…

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Of all the objects astronomers have observed in space over centuries of scientific investigation, black holes are one of the most bizarre and mysterious. Objects so dense that not even light can escape their pull are hard for us to wrap our heads around, but …

Oh my, this recently discovered black hole... well, its big. How big? Among black holes whose masses scientists can directly infer based on the motion of their host galaxies stars, its the biggest. Its 40 billion times the mass of the Sun bigthats around 2.5…