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There's a 90% chance we'll see a black hole explode within a decade, physicists say

How often do black holes explode? New research refines old calculations, hinting that black hole explosions may be a once-in-a-decade occurence.

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'Totally unexpected': Stunning new imagery shows big changes in the 1st black hole ever captured by humanity (photo, video)

Newly released images of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 show that the plasma that swirls around it has unexpectedly reversed directions.

Space

Are 'little red dots' seen by the James Webb Space Telescope actually elusive 'black hole stars'?

The mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope's "little red dots" could be solved if they are not ancient galaxies but are entirely new celestial objects called "black hole stars."

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Scientists measure the 'natal kick' that sent a baby black hole careening through space for the first time

Two black holes merged together 2.4 billion light years away from Earth, and scientists have just figured out how fast the newborn ricocheted, and in which direction.

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LIGO Legacy: 10 incredible gravitational wave breakthroughs to celebrate observatory's landmark 2015 find

The first-ever detection of gravitational waves was made 10 years ago today (Sept. 14). In celebration, Space.com takes you through the most significant gravitational wave discoveries to date.

Space

Science history: Gravitational waves detected, proving Einstein right — Sept. 14, 2015

When LIGO detected gravitational waves unleashed from two colliding black holes for the first time in science history, it set off a whole new era in astronomy.

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Astronomers Spot Rogue Black Hole Drifting Across Galaxy — Should We Worry?

A group of astronomers discovers a rogue feeding black hole that wanders through its own galaxy. Is there a chance it'll reach Earth?

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Scientists measure 'kick' that sent baby black hole flying away from its home for 1st time

Everything about the Infinity Galaxy, recently discovered by the JWST, is strange. One odd feature could be the first evidence of a "direct collapse" black hole.

Space

Astronomers discover rogue black hole speeding through distant dwarf galaxy

Astronomers have discovered a rogue intermediate mass black hole blasting out jets over 3,000 light-years from the heart of its home galaxy, where it would usually lurk.

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Astronomers accidentally use rare 'double zoom' technique to view black hole's corona in unprecedented detail

For the first time, astronomers have directly measured a solar-system-size corona around a distant supermassive black hole, thanks to a rare cosmic alignment.

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Scientists say there's a 90% chance we could spot an exploding black hole in the next decade

New research suggests that if primordial black holes exist, there is a 90% chance our telescopes could detect one exploding in the next 10 years.

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Hawking’s Black Hole theory proven right after 50 years ...Tech & Science Daily podcast

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Astronomers finally find elusive, dust-shrouded supermassive black holes at ‘Cosmic Dawn’

Using the James Webb Space Telescope and the Subaru Telescope in powerful tandem, scientists have discovered the first shrouded supermassive black holes at Cosmic Dawn.

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Black hole discovery validates Stephen Hawking’s research after five decades

Black holes may be the fiercest objects in the universe, yet we still know very little about them

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The Conversation

The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos

Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes in September 2015. This discovery marked the culmination of a 100-year quest to prove one of Einstein’s predictions.

The Conversation

10 years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there’s more to come

Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a key prediction from Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity and began a new era of astronomy.

The Conversation

Crashing black holes validate Stephen Hawking – new research

Black holes may be the fiercest objects in the universe, yet we still know very little about them. It has only been a decade since we confirmed their existence by detecting gravitational waves: ripples in the fabric of spacetime.

Space

Gravitational wave detector confirms theories of Einstein and Hawking: 'This is the clearest view yet of the nature of black holes'

Celebrating 10 years since the first detection of gravitational waves coming from colliding black holes, LIGO has confirmed the predictions of the greatest minds in physics.

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Stephen Hawking's long-contested black hole theory finally confirmed — as scientists 'hear' 2 event horizons merge into one

Black holes get bigger as they merge, the LIGO Collaboration confirmed with a new observation that could finally prove a decades-old Stephen Hawking theory.

Space

Small black holes are surprisingly messy eaters, Japanese spacecraft discovers: 'Being surprised is good'

It isn't just supermassive black holes that are messy eaters. Using a Japanese space telescope called XRISM, scientists have found that small black holes are a "hot mess," too.

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'EVE Online''s space survival spinoff uses realistic simulations and algorithms to build a whole new universe (exclusive)

'EVE Frontier' developers Helgi Freyr Rúnarsson and Guðlaugur Jóhannesson talk galaxy merger models, black holes, and the thin line between science and fun.

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What scientists have learned from the biggest ever collision of black holes

Massive black holes may not always be formed the way we thought.

Space

How the James Webb, Euclid and Roman space telescopes could team up to hunt supermassive black holes from the dawn of time

Three powerful space telescopes, Euclid, Roman, and the James Webb Space Telescope, could team up to detect black holes as early as 250 million years after the Big Bang.

Space

Gravitational waves reveal 'stellar graveyard' packed with neutron star and black hole mergers

Astronomers have doubled the number of black hole and neutron star mergers detected via gravitational waves in a "stellar graveyard," as well as "hearing" the heaviest black hole binary yet.

The Independent UK

Reeves names last possible date for Budget as she eyes tax hikes to plug £40bn black hole

Sources tell The Independent the chancellor favours raising capital gains tax and introducing a gambling levy

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