Black holes
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BH3 spotted when scientists chanced upon star in Aquila constellation ‘wobbling’ under its gravitational force
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Light from the celestial object, which is 500tn times brighter than our sun, travelled for more than 12bn years to reach Earth
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The physicist and philosopher of science on the lessons the Roman empire holds for us today, the mystery of black holes, and his favourite beat poet
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Ian Sample meets the Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli to find out about his cutting-edge research into white holes, which are essentially time-reversed black holes. Rovelli explains why he thinks these hypothetical objects are worth exploring and reveals how they could explain one of the greatest mysteries of physicsPodcast
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Space telescope used to monitor event 1bn light years away that sheds light on how unusual elements are formed
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Region at centre of Messier 87 galaxy captured by the Event Horizon Telescope in motion
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Event generated regular outbursts of light about every 25 days
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Nottingham University researchers are simulating black holes with a tiny vortex inside a bell jar of superfluid helium
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Sound comes from the merging of supermassive black holes across the universe, according to scientists
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Horizontal structures, up to 10 light years in length, appear to point in direction of galaxy’s black hole
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Discovery of GS-9209, one of the furthest from the Milky Way, adds to evidence that large black holes prevent star formation, astronomers say
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Study concerns Messier 87 galaxy, 55m light years away from Earth, and a black hole 6.5bn times more massive than the sun
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Letters: AI and cows | AI-free letters | Sizing up black holes | Stately homes | E-scooter exposure
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Durham University scientists say black hole about 30 billion times the mass of the Sun is first to be found with gravitational lensing
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Astronomers say gamma-ray burst may have been result of star collapsing to form black hole
White Holes: Inside the Horizon review – Carlo Rovelli turns time on its head