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Astronomers measure a supermassive black hole’s spin
Astronomy Magazine· 1 day agoThis pioneering technique makes use of tidal disruption events (TDEs), which occur when a star passes too close to a black hole and is torn apart as a...
Churning spacetime and destroyed stars help reveal how fast supermassive black holes spin
SPACE.com· 1 day agoThe "wobbling" remains of a star that suffered a grisly death at the maw of a supermassive black ...
Webb Telescope Spots Most Distant Black Hole Merger Ever Detected
IFLScience· 6 days agoNot that these two black holes are small. “The mass of the otherblack hole is likely similar,...
Black hole singularities defy physics. New research could finally do away with them.
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBlack hole singularities defy the laws of physics. New research presents a bold solution to this...
The 'Star Trek: Discovery' Series Finale Features Ridiculously Weird But Real Physics
Inverse· 6 hours agoIn the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Discovery, gravity is a major plot point. The Discovery...
JWST Spots Most Distant Black Hole Merger Yet
ScienceAlert via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFrom 13 billion light-years across the gulf of space and time, we've just caught a glimpse of the most distant black hole merger discovered yet. Using...
How Can You ‘See’ a Black Hole?
Scientific American· 7 days agoBlack holes are probably the most popular astronomical objects among the public. People love a good monster story, and black holes are the scariest of...
Supermassive Black Hole’s Spin Measured For The First Time With Destroyed Star
IFLScience· 1 day agoTidal disruption events (TDEs) are bright releases of energy caused by a supermassive black hole having a snack. Part of the snack is thrown out, but the ...
'Outer Range' Season 2 Ending Explained: What is the hole, and does Josh Brolin survive?
Decider· 2 days agoOuter Range, the sci-fi neo-Western, just debuted its second season on Amazon’s Prime Video this...
Study proves black holes have a ‘plunging region,’ just as Einstein predicted | CNN
CNN.com· 6 days agoUsing telescopes capable of detecting X-rays, a team of astronomers has for the first time observed...