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Paul Sutter

Turbulent 1st moments of a black hole's life captured in new simulations

A black orb in space surrounded by colorful gases.

Astronomers have figured out how some dying stars kick baby black holes out of the womb — and it's not pretty.

These rare black holes get a significant kick when their parent stars die in a cataclysmic explosion, rocketing the newborn gravitational gluttons out at incredible speeds, a new study found.

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