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Einstein's predictions mean rare 'gravitational lasers' could exist throughout the universe, new...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA new study combining two of Albert Einstein's famous predictions suggests that ripples in...
Black hole collision 'alerts' could notify astronomers within 30 seconds of detection
Space via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAs two supermassive black holes spiral around one another and merge, they create gravitational...
NASA, Japan's space agency hope to unveil mysteries of gravity with latest mission
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNASA and the Japanese Space Agency's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, which has also received...
Was Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, also the father of black holes?
Space via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe name Oppenheimer will always be synonymous with the power and destruction of the atomic bomb,...
What Is a White Hole? Does the Cosmic Phenomenon Exist?
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBlack holes have long held the spotlight as celestial objects from which nothing, not even light, can escape. However, theoretical physicists propose a less understood but equally fascinating counterpart: the white hole.
Japan launches space rocket, moon lander following weather delays
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully launched its X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy...
If dark matter is 'invisible,' how do we know it exists?
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDark matter is the mysterious substance that accounts for most of the universe's mass, but it...
22 Famous Scientists Who Changed How We View the World (and the Universe)
Biography via Yahoo News· 9 months agoGalileo, Sigmund Freud, George Washington Carver, and Rosalind Franklin are among the famous...
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang
Space via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPrimordial black holes left over from the Big Bang and no wider than a dime could be a prime target...