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Saturday Quotes: Black Hole Bulk Tips; microbes affect drinking; new dinosaur just fell

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This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! by Chris Packham, Phys.org Reconstruction of Lokiceratops in the 78-million-year-old swamps of northern Montana, as two Probrachylophosaurus move by in the background. Credit: Fabrizio Lavezzi × close to Reconstruction of Lokiceratops in the 78-million-year-old swamps of northern Montana, as two Probrachylophosaurus move … Read more

Saturday Quotes: Black Hole Bulk Tips; microbes affect drinking; new dinosaur just fell

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Reconstruction of Lokiceratops in the 78-million-year-old swamps of northern Montana, as two Probrachylophosaurus move by in the background. Credit: Fabrizio Lavezzi What have scientists done this week? Exactly four things, all of which are summarized below. ‘This sweet baby could hold 4.3 million suns’ Supermassive black holes: how do they get so big? This simple … Read more

A black hole of unexplained mass: JWST observations reveal a mature quasar at cosmic dawn

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This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Artist’s impression of the bright core region of a quasar, an active galaxy. The supermassive black hole at the center is surrounded by a bright disk of gas and dust. The dust component further out can obscure the view of … Read more

A black hole of unexplained mass: JWST observations reveal a mature quasar at cosmic dawn

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Artist’s impression of the bright core region of a quasar, an active galaxy. The supermassive black hole at the center is surrounded by a bright disk of gas and dust. The dust component further out can obscure the view of the interior and shines mainly in the mid-infrared region, light that can be analyzed by … Read more

Physicists want to drill a five kilometer hole in the moon, online discussion arises

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The Standard Model of particle physics says that protons are stable and live forever, but it still has some shortcomings, especially in reconciling quantum mechanics with Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, which describes gravity. The proton decay hypothesis was first described by Andrei Sakharov in 1967, but despite experimental efforts, all means of finding evidence … Read more

“Halo Drive” could reach relativistic speeds by firing light around a black hole

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If we want to one day explore the galaxy (let alone the rest of the universe), we have a speed problem. In late 2023, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reached the fastest speed ever achieved by a man-made object, clocking in at 635,266 kilometers (394,736 miles) per hour. While impressive, that’s only 0.059 percent of the … Read more

Astronomers observe the awakening of a supermassive black hole for the first time | CNN

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Astronomers are witnessing a never-before-seen spectacle in the cosmos: the awakening of a supermassive black hole at the center of a distant galaxy. End of 2019 a team of astronomers have noted an … Read more

Astronomers see a supermassive black hole awaken in real time | CNN

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M. Kornmesser/ESO An artist’s illustration shows a massive black hole awakening at the center of a distant galaxy. The black hole pulls in a growing disk of material as it feeds on surrounding gas, making the galaxy brighter. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific … Read more

Astronomers witness the awakening of a monster black hole and begin fueling madness

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In December 2019, astronomers were stunned when the core of a relatively quiet galaxy 300 million light-years away abruptly lit up like a Christmas tree and shone brighter than we’ve ever seen it. A giant black hole that accelerated and started slurping material from the space around it is the best explanation for such a … Read more

Flares and Echoes: Revealing the Supermassive Black Hole at the Milky Way’s Core

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Flares And Echoes Unveiling The Monster Black Hole At The Milky Way's Core

Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) have made groundbreaking discoveries about the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). Using ten years of X-ray data from NASA’s NuSTAR telescopethese findings provide new insights into the enigmatic environment surrounding this colossal cosmic entity. Discover hidden flares and … Read more