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James Webb Space Telescope sees lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered lonely quasars in the early universe, with "empty larders" that defy theories surrounding their growth to monster sizes.

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NASA peers into the blistering hot plasma swirling around 12 black holes

Stellar-mass and supermassive black hole coronas have some similarities, and this is great news for black hole physicists.

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What happens when black holes merge?

Black hole mergers are beautiful — and some of the most violent events in the cosmos. Here's how the process unfolds.

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Tax on high earners ruled out as Rachel Reeves looks to plug £40bn Budget black hole

No 10 forced into astonishing admission that high earners can also be protected by its pledge not to raise national insurance for working people – after minister refused six times to confirm if that included employees on six-figure salaries

The Independent UK

Black holes from the universe's infancy could reveal invisible matter

New theoretical research suggests primordial black holes could one day help researchers locate invisible dark matter.

LiveScience

Reeves plans stealth taxes as Starmer prepares to splurge billions on NHS

Chancellor considers a range of taxes in the Budget to fill a £40bn black hole in Labour’s spending commitments as the PM is ready to announce billions of extra money for the NHS

The Independent UK

The £40bn question: How will Rachel Reeves balance the books?

Chancellor boosted by a surprise drop in inflation after the cabinet is warned she may need to find £40bn in taxes and borrowing in her Budget, dwarfing previous estimates of the fiscal ‘black hole’

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No 10 rejects claim Labour misled voters about tax plans in manifesto – as it happened

Labour set out plans to raise taxes by £7.3bn in its manifesto – but Treasury briefing suggests £40bn in tax rises and spending cuts needed

The Guardian - UK

Social media is a ‘black hole’ that parents don’t understand, award-winning documentarian says

Teenagers are struggling with apps meant to be addictive, reveals docuseries “Social Studies.”

Fortune

Rachel Reeves tells cabinet UK still faces £100bn black hole over next five years

Chancellor’s words will be interpreted as signal she will not give in to ministers over cuts she imposes in budget

The Guardian - UK

Monster black hole is a 'cosmic Michael Myers' killing a star and brutally attacking another

NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope has spotted the cosmic serial killer that, like Michael Myers, is back for a sequel, killing a star and attacking a second star with its remains.

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The pensioner denied winter fuel payment because she’s just £3 over threshold

Rachel Reeves cut the winter allowance for the majority of recipients after inheriting ‘a £22bn black hole’ in the public finances

The Independent UK

Labour accused of ‘absurd’ plan to break manifesto pledge over national insurance hike

The shadow work and pensions secretary also said the Government’s claim his party left a £22 billion black hole in public finances is ‘fictitious’

The Independent UK

X-Rays Kept Repeatedly Flashing Near a Supermassive Blackhole — Now Astronomers Think They Know What It Is

Besides being metal as heck, the results could shed light on the limits of general relativity.

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Research Shows The Early Universe Had Way More Black Holes Than We Thought

The Hubble Space Telescope shows that there were many more (much less luminous) black holes in the early universe than previous estimates had suggested.

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Ancient supermassive black hole is blowing galaxy-killing wind, James Webb Space Telescope finds

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest supermassive black hole-driven quasar wind ever seen, pushing away matter at 6,000 times the speed of sound and killing its host galaxy.

The Independent UK

Libraries and buses under threat as chancellor warned over £54bn council black hole

Huge rise in cost of adult social care, children’s services and special needs school transport is harming councils’ budgets

The Conversation

There were more black holes in the early universe than we thought – new research

Supermassive black holes are some of the most impressive (and scary) objects in the universe – with masses around one billion times more than that of the Sun. And we know the’ve been around for a long time.

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Supermassive black hole jets mysteriously ignite nova explosions, Hubble Telescope finds

Hubble Space Telescope observations suggest supermassive black hole jets double the frequency of nova explosions. But how?

Space

Did dark matter help black holes grow to monster sizes in the infant cosmos?

Could dark matter decay have given massive clouds of hydrogen gas the time they needed to birth supermassive black holes seen by the James Webb Space Telescope?

LiveScience

Black hole 'blowtorch' is causing nearby stars to explode, Hubble telescope reveals

Star explosions called novas are happening twice as often near a gargantuan black hole jet as they are in the rest of the galaxy, and astronomers aren't sure why.

Space

Hubble Space Telescope suggests our ancient universe was surprisingly crowded with supermassive black holes

A 14-year Hubble Space Telescope study suggests the universe was teeming with supermassive black holes. But how could that be?

Space

How black-hole-powered quasars killed off neighboring galaxies in the early universe

Using the Dark Energy Camera, astronomers discovered that black-hole-powered quasars in the early universe lived in dense neighborhoods, but were "bad neighbors."

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Largest Black Hole Jets Ever Seen Defy Astronomers' Expectations

A groundbreaking discovery of massive black hole jets challenges assumptions and sheds light on the universe's evolution. Learn about the largest jets ever...

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A 'primordial' black hole may zoom through our solar system every decade

"If there are lots of black holes out there, some of them must surely pass through our backyard every now and then."

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