• Sci Pry
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 19th, 2015
Particle Smasher Could Find Parallel Universes in Extra Dimensions

Particle Smasher Could Find Parallel Universes in Extra Dimensions

Physicists say the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle smasher, could reveal alternate realities

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 30th, 2014
NASA Launches Mammoth 532,000-Cubic-Meter Balloon

NASA Launches Mammoth 532,000-Cubic-Meter Balloon

The balloon, launched from near the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, is expected to remain airborne for at least 100 days

Trio of Supermassive Black Holes Found at the Core of Distant Galaxy

Trio of Supermassive Black Holes Found at the Core of Distant Galaxy

The galaxy at the heart of which the black holes lurk lies 4.2 billion light-years away

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 15th, 2014
LIGO to Hunt for Gravitational Waves Using Lasers

LIGO to Hunt for Gravitational Waves Using Lasers

The experiment is due to come online sometime next year

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 15th, 2014
How to Detect Black Holes As They Eat Stars

How to Detect Black Holes As They Eat Stars

These phenomena are among the most energetic in the Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 1st, 2014
Black Hole “Seeds” Found in Dwarf Galaxies

Black Hole “Seeds” Found in Dwarf Galaxies

These structures could be the ancestors of supermassive black holes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 13th, 2014
Astronomers Say They Can Now Detect Rogue Black Holes

Astronomers Say They Can Now Detect Rogue Black Holes

These objects roam the Universe freely and are hidden, experts say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 6th, 2014
Spin of Distant Black Hole Measured for the First Time

Spin of Distant Black Hole Measured for the First Time

Two powerful telescopes were used for the new investigation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 28th, 2014
Intensity of Black Hole Winds Underestimated so Far – Study

Intensity of Black Hole Winds Underestimated so Far – Study

These features are significantly stronger than first calculated

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2014
Mystery Surrounding Black Holes' Matter Transport Mechanisms Cleared

Mystery Surrounding Black Holes' Matter Transport Mechanisms Cleared

This process takes place under weird circumstances in active galactic nuclei

Black Holes May Be Planck Stars, Not Singularities

Black Holes May Be Planck Stars, Not Singularities

Two experts propose new explanation for the nature of black holes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 24th, 2014
One of the Most Powerful Black Holes in the Universe Discovered

One of the Most Powerful Black Holes in the Universe Discovered

The behemoth has prevented innumerable stars from forming

Gas Cloud Set to Be Eaten by Milky Way's Black Hole

Gas Cloud Set to Be Eaten by Milky Way's Black Hole

The two objects have been drifting closer together for a long time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 18th, 2014
First Black Hole Found Around 'Spinning' Star

First Black Hole Found Around 'Spinning' Star

Such binary systems were first proposed decades ago

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 10th, 2014
“Hand of God” Seen by NuSTAR Telescope

“Hand of God” Seen by NuSTAR Telescope

The observatory also revealed a few distant black holes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 10th, 2014
Hubble Images Two-Hearted Spiral Galaxy

Hubble Images Two-Hearted Spiral Galaxy

A disk of stars may surround the object's central black hole

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 7th, 2014
Even Dwarf Galaxies Contain Supermassive Black Holes

Even Dwarf Galaxies Contain Supermassive Black Holes

Astronomers used to think that only larger galaxies have black holes

 
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