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Swift

aviSwift_485.jpgTracking the most powerful blasts in the universe Swift is the first satellite explicitly designed to solve the mystery of gamma-ray bursts, the enigmatic explosions that have puzzled...

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Sonic Disruptions Create Artificial Black Hole

None More Black Erlenmeyer fask. Check. Beaker. Check. Black hole. Ummm...courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsAfter 30 years of trying, scientists create first-ever acoustic black hole Stephen Hawking once...

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NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory Captures Star Torn Apart by Black Hole

Star Death is A Violent ThingEspecially when it's ripped apart by a middleweight black hole.X-ray: NASA/CXC/UA/J. Irwin et al. Optical: NASA/STScIWe know that super-massive black holes can devour...

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Mystery Object in Nearby Galaxy Stumps Scientists, Might Be Local...

Starburst Galaxy M82Mark Westmoquette (University College London), Jay Gallagher (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Linda Smith (University College London), WIYN//NSF, NASA/ESAThe more we learn, the...

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Are We Living Inside a Black Hole?

Black Hole ConceptWikimedia CommonsScientists trying to explain the universe's accelerating expansion usually point to dark energy, which seems to be pushing everything apart. But an Indiana University...

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Are Aliens Living On Planets Inside Black Holes?

Black Hole Planetary OrbitPlanets could theoretically exist in stable orbits inside a charged, rotating black hole. The outer ring in this image depicts a planet in a non-equatorial orbit; the inner...

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Galaxy Closeup Reveals Best-Ever Snapshot of Black Hole Jets

Centaurus A Black Hole JetsThis composite of visible, microwave (orange) and X-ray (blue) data reveals the jets and radio-emitting lobes emanating from Centaurus A's central black hole.NASA Goddard...

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Ultra-Bright Burst of Light Marks the Death Throes of a Star Being Eaten Alive

Getting Pulled InUniversity of WarwickCosmic explosion was not a typical gamma-ray burst Astronomers have solved the mystery of a gargantuan cosmic explosion first spotted in March: A black hole did...

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Two Behemoth Black Holes, the Largest Ever Discovered, Could Swallow Billions...

Behemoth Black Hole This figure shows the immense size of the black hole discovered in the galaxy NGC 3842. The black hole is at its center and is surrounded by stars (shown as an artist's concept in...

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ALMA Telescope Peeks Through Centaurus A's Swirling Gas Clouds

Centaurus A's Clouds of GasThis new image of Centaurus A combines ALMA and near-infrared observations of the massive elliptical radio galaxy. The new ALMA observations, shown in a range of green,...

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Distant Black Hole Wakes Up To Grab A Light Snack

Black Hole SnackA normally quiet black hole woke up to snack on a super-Jupiter, seen in this screengrab from a computer simulation.ESALater this year, the black hole in our own galaxy will do the...

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Swift

aviSwift_485.jpg Swift is the first satellite explicitly designed to solve the mystery of gamma-ray bursts, the enigmatic explosions that have puzzled astronomers for decades. Practically every day,...

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Sonic Disruptions Create Artificial Black Hole

None More Black Erlenmeyer fask. Check. Beaker. Check. Black hole. Ummm... courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Stephen Hawking once theorized that black holes would emit a stream of electromagnetic...

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NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory Captures Star Torn Apart by Black Hole

Star Death is A Violent Thing Especially when it's ripped apart by a middleweight black hole. X-ray: NASA/CXC/UA/J. Irwin et al. Optical: NASA/STScI We know that super-massive black holes can devour...

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Mystery Object in Nearby Galaxy Stumps Scientists, Might Be Local...

Starburst Galaxy M82 Mark Westmoquette (University College London), Jay Gallagher (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Linda Smith (University College London), WIYN//NSF, NASA/ESAThe more we learn, the...

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Are We Living Inside a Black Hole?

Black Hole Concept Wikimedia Commons Scientists trying to explain the universe's accelerating expansion usually point to dark energy, which seems to be pushing everything apart. But an Indiana...

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Are Aliens Living On Planets Inside Black Holes?

Black Hole Planetary Orbit Planets could theoretically exist in stable orbits inside a charged, rotating black hole. The outer ring in this image depicts a planet in a non-equatorial orbit; the inner...

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Galaxy Closeup Reveals Best-Ever Snapshot of Black Hole Jets

Centaurus A Black Hole Jets This composite of visible, microwave (orange) and X-ray (blue) data reveals the jets and radio-emitting lobes emanating from Centaurus A's central black hole. NASA Goddard...

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Ultra-Bright Burst of Light Marks the Death Throes of a Star Being Eaten Alive

Getting Pulled In University of Warwick Astronomers have solved the mystery of a gargantuan cosmic explosion first spotted in March: A black hole did it, by killing and eating a star the size of our...

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Two Behemoth Black Holes, the Largest Ever Discovered, Could Swallow Billions...

Behemoth Black Hole This figure shows the immense size of the black hole discovered in the galaxy NGC 3842. The black hole is at its center and is surrounded by stars (shown as an artist's concept in...

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