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James Webb telescope spots 2 monster black holes merging at the dawn of time, challenging our understanding of the universe

New observations with the James Webb Space Telescope reveal the most distant pair of merging black holes ever spotted. The discovery further challenges leading theories of cosmology.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots most distant and oldest black hole collision ever seen (video)

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a merger between two supermassive black holes so distant it proceeded just 740 million years after the Big Bang.

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Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe

The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes

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Black holes observed colliding when universe was only 740m years old

Glimpse of galactic merger, via James Webb telescope, may explain presence of monster black holes

The Guardian - UK

32 strange places scientists are looking for aliens

From planets and moons in our solar system to dying stars and parallel universes, here are some of the far-out places scientists are searching for alien life.

LiveScience

NASA's Chandra spacecraft spots supermassive black hole erupting in the Milky Way's heart

NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope has spotted the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy erupting, proving even quiet black holes like Sagittarius A* need to vent sometimes.

Space

Cracking! Some binary black holes may roll around each other in egg-shaped orbits

Some black hole pairs roll around each other in wobbly, egg-shaped orbits that could hold clues about their origins, gravitational wave measurements suggest.

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NASA's Roman Space Telescope will hunt for the universe's 1st stars — or their shredded corpses, anyway

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for the universe's first stars — or rather, what's left of them after they've been ripped apart by black holes.

Space

Our neighboring galaxy's supermassive black hole would probably be a polite dinner guest

Astronomers find multiple streams of dust spiraling into the heart of the nearby Andromeda galaxy, where a supermassive black hole lurks.

Space

Scientists use XRISM spacecraft to predict fate of matter around monster supermassive black hole

The spacecraft XRISM has examined light from a distant galaxy that houses a supermassive black hole to determine the fate of matter in the void's gravitational thrall.

Space

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang

Primordial black holes left over from the Big Bang and no wider than a dime could be a prime target for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope after it launches in 2026.

Space

James Webb telescope measures the starlight around the universe's biggest, oldest black holes for 1st time ever

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have separated the light of a quasar from the light of its surrounding stars, offering unprecedented insight into how the universe's oldest black holes grew.

LiveScience

Fall into a black hole in mind-bending NASA animation (video)

Black hole week is on, and to celebrate NASA is taking us on a way to plunge past the event horizon of a supermassive black hole and on a time-bending trip around the same cosmic titan.

Space

Epic NASA video takes you to the heart of a black hole — and destroys you in seconds

What would it be like to fall past the event horizon of a black hole? A new NASA simulation provides a peek into the bizarre physics of spaghettification.

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James Webb Space Telescope suggests supermassive black holes grew from heavy cosmic 'seeds'

The mystery of how early universe supermassive black holes grew so quickly may be solved, with the James Webb Space Telescope finding the first evidence of "heavy seeds."

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See this galaxy's bright center? It's home to a voracious supermassive black hole

To launch Black Hole Week, NASA released this new Hubble image of spiral galaxy NGC 4951.

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Black hole collision 'alerts' could notify astronomers within 30 seconds of detection

Astronomers will be alerted to gravitational waves faster than ever before as LIGO and other detectors "listen" to a universal symphony.

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Does a cosmic 'glitch' in gravity challenge Albert Einstein's greatest theory?

Scientists think they've uncovered a cosmic "glitch" in gravity that could require a revision in Einstein's theory of general relativity.

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China's 'lobster eye' Einstein telescope releases 1st batch of trippy space images

Flaring stars, black hole outbursts and gamma-rays are just some of the cosmic exotica that Einstein Probe will hunt for.

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32 sci-fi movies that deserve a sequel

From space travel to time travel, these are the sci-fi movies begging to tell more stories

Space

Scientists use AI to reconstruct energetic flare blasted from Milky Way's supermassive black hole

Combining AI and observations of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, scientists have reconstructed a 3D video of Sagittarius A* and its environment.

The Guardian - UK

Physicist Claudia de Rham: ‘Gravity connects everything, from a person to a planet’

The scientist on training as a diver, pilot and astronaut in order to understand the true nature of gravity, and why being able to describe what happens at the centre of a black hole is so important

The Hindu

Priyamvada Natarajan | Universe’s cartographer

The Hindu profiles on Astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan's groundbreaking work on black holes and dark matter earns her a spot on TIME's influential list.

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Meet Gaia-BH3, The Largest Stellar Black Hole Ever Spotted And The 2nd-Nearest To Earth

Analysing data from ESA’s Gaia mission, scientists made a remarkable discovery - they spotted Gaia-BH3, the largest ever stellar black hole. The post Meet Gaia-BH3, The Largest Stellar Black Hole Ever Spotted And The 2nd-Nearest To Earth first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Unexpected massive black hole discovery

Here's how a wobbly, winking little star 2,000 light-years away gave astronomers their biggest discovery yet

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