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Most newborn black holes spew gas so hard they almost stop spinning

When black holes are born from collapsing stars, they emit a short-lived jet that may slow down the black hole’s rotation to nearly a standstill

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Hundreds of weird filaments of gas are hiding in our galaxy’s centre

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We are finally closing in on the cosmic origins of the “OMG particle”

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We are finally closing in on the cosmic origins of the “OMG particle”

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Lab imitations of the unobservable cosmos can be genuinely insightful

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Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the puzzles of space-time?

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Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the puzzles of space-time?

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Astronomers have spotted the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen

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Quantum computers could simulate a black hole in the next decade

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Exotic cosmic objects in string theory may look like leaky black holes

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One star being eaten by another will take revenge as a black hole

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A new image of a supermassive black hole has revealed more of the disc of matter falling into it and the powerful winds created by that process. The black hole in question is called M87*, and it was the subject of the first direct image of a black hole ? this new data will help researchers complete the picture.

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Detailed image of supermassive black hole shows its powerful jet

An image of a black hole called M87* shows never-before-seen details of matter falling into its centre and a jet shooting out of it, which has given astronomers a better understanding of the dynamics around this behemoth

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A supermassive black hole is hurtling away from its home galaxy

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We may finally know how Hawking's black hole paradox could be solved

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JWST has spotted the earliest black hole ever seen in the universe

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