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black hole
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How we captured first image of the supermassive black hole at centre of the Milky Way
Revealed: Sagittarius A*. EHT Collaboration/ESO Derek Ward-Thompson, University of Central Lancashire Black holes are among the most profound…
Can Black Holes Disappear?
Dr. Paul Sutter, through the YouTube channel Ars Technica’s Edge of Knowledge series, gives their viewers a distilled…
In a Bizarre Twist, Scientists Found a Black Hole That’s Forming Stars
I think we’ve all encountered black holes in pop culture enough at this point to have a simple…
The Universe May Be Hiding a Lot More Black Holes Than Previously Thought
Black holes have played a major role in science communication since their conceptualization and eventual discovery. These dark,…
One of the Milky Way’s “Satellite” Galaxy May Hide a Massive Black Hole Inside It
Astronomers around the world know that our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, has something hidden within its…
Where Does Gold Come From? Black Holes With Accretion Disks, Scientists Think
Earlier this year we at Modern Sciences did a piece on how the work of two bored astronomers…
Black Holes and Rigors of the Scientific Method
Derek Muller, of Veritasium fame on YouTube, holds a loose interview with Caltech experimental physicist Rana Adhikari about…
Scientists Found a “Unicorn” Black Hole—And It’s as Weird as They Get
Yet another recent find is challenging the fields of science with what is considered known and established. Astronomers…
How to Detect Gravitational Waves (With a Bit of Luck)
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system and the closest planetary system to our own. Consisting of three…