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Q&A: Astrophysicist explains how black hole mergers and quasars help detect gravitational wave networks
Gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space and time itself. When space/time is squeezed, pulsar pulses ...
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Black Hole Bounces, Cosmic Cycles, and the Next Generation of Universe-Testing Missions
The Big Bang model begins with a point of infinite density where the laws of physics break down. This is a deep theoretical problem that suggests the beginning of the Universe is not fully understood, ...
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Scientists Look To Black Holes To Study The Universe. But Phone And Wi-Fi Satellites Are Blocking The View
These black holes are the most distant and stable objects we know. Using a technique called very long baseline interferometry ...
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'This is the holy grail of theoretical physics.' Is the key to quantum gravity hiding in this new way to make black holes?
"This work is a step toward understanding how quantum mechanics and gravity work together, a major unsolved problem in ...
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Could Our Universe Be the Aftermath of a Black Hole Bounce? New Theories Challenge the Big Bang’s Singular Start
Suppose the birth of the universe was not a definite start, but a cosmological rebound far within a black hole? This radical idea has been picking up steam as new theoretical research, spearheaded by ...
A new way to detect primordial black holes through their Hawking radiation
Scientists may have found a new way to detect some of the universe's most mysterious objects, primordial black holes (PBHs), ...
Astronomers Witness a Cosmic Horror: Roaming Black Hole Caught Devouring Star 600 Million Light-Years Away
Hubble spotted a rare off-center black hole shredding a star, revealing the first optical discovery of a wandering ...