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Cuts in Scotland 'not related' to UK Government cuts, Anas Sarwar claims

CUTS in Scotland are “not related” to cuts made by the UK Government, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has claimed ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 26, 2024

Rare Milky Way star cluster is packed with red supergiants 1 million times brighter than the sun

Many red supergiant monster stars lurk in a Milky Way cluster astronomers have discovered with the Gaia space telescope. The cluster, Barbá 2, could help understand why some stars become black holes.

Space · Aug 26, 2024

Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe aged

Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe aged

Space · Aug 23, 2024

How do supermassive black holes 'starve' their galaxies to halt star formation?

The "deaths" of galaxies are caused by their central supermassive black holes, and the "smoking gun" evidence of this connection takes an unexpected form.

Space · Aug 21, 2024

Rachel Reeves planning to raise taxes and cut spending in October budget

Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger than expected growth in first half of 2024

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024

The UK risks missing out on the coming AI boom – here’s how it can get back on track

Rachel Reeves, the UK chancellor of the exchequer, has been making cost-cutting announcements ahead of a crunch October budget to deal with what she says is a black hole in the country’s finances. Along with scrapping winter fuel payments, a planned cap on social care and various road and infrastructure…

The Conversation · Aug 20, 2024

Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind

Giant black holes in the centres of galaxies like our own Milky Way are known to occasionally munch on nearby stars.

The Conversation · Aug 20, 2024

What happens to the wreckage created when extreme dead stars clash?

Neutron stars are the universe's most extreme stars, composed of matter so dense a teaspoon of it would weigh as much as Mt. Everest. So, when they collide, it's quite the event.

Space · Aug 20, 2024

'Final parsec problem' that makes supermassive black holes impossible to explain could finally have a solution

A new study helps solve the "final parsec problem" that has made supermassive black hole formation impossible to explain, pointing to a strange form of dark matter as the key.

LiveScience · Aug 19, 2024

Help scientists find new black holes with this free smartphone app

Developed by the Dutch Black Hole Consortium, the Black Hole Finder app allows the public to help sort through thousands of images to identify potential targets of interest.

Space · Aug 19, 2024