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Scientists have discovered a way to “hear” cosmic events like the collision of black holes using a process similar to the pitch-correction used in music production. Experts from the international Ligo, Virgo and Kagra (LVK) gravitational wave observatory collaboration used the technique to use gravitational-wave signals to measure the response…

A unique, X-ray-spewing black hole may help to confirm the enigmatic identity of "little red dots ," a curious class of objects that are observed mostly in the very early universe, approximately 12 billion light-years away. Astronomers have sought to classify little red dots (LRDs) since the James Webb Space…

An illustration shows a black hole colliding with a Wolf Rayet star triggering a bright blue blast. (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) Out in the universe, there exist mysterious and powerful bright blue cosmic explosions called Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients (LFBOT) — and new research may finally…

The biggest black holes in the cosmos may not be the quiet offspring of collapsing stars, but the bruised veterans of cosmic brawls. A new study reveals that these giant black holes grew densely packed in young star clusters by a series of violent mergers during which they disturbed spacetime…

This image provided by NASA/ESA/Webb from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows Messier 77 (M77), a barred spiral galaxy famous and appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study. (NASA via AP) AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart…

Scientists studying gravitational waves believe they may have uncovered how the Universe creates its biggest black holes. Instead of forming directly from collapsing stars, these enormous objects appear to grow through repeated black hole collisions inside extremely crowded star clusters. The new research, led by Cardiff University, examined version 4.0…

A new national study has warned that the UK is facing a "Digital Memory Loss" crisis by the next generation, as nearly half the population (47%) now stores their most precious life moments exclusively on smartphones and cloud servers. The research this month by The Lovely Keepsake Company reveals that…

An illustration of a supermassive black hole against a background of dark matter. (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) New research suggests that supermassive black holes that existed before the cosmos was 1 billion years old may have formed with a helping hand from dark matter, the universe's most…

The strong stellar wind from the supergiant starpushes the jets launched by the black hole away from the star. (Image credit: International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research(ICRAR)) Astronomers watched as jets blasting from a black hole cannibalized a blue supergiant companion star. Data from the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKA)…