Black holes and lasers could let us cheat at interstellar travel
12 March 2019
Firing a laser at a pair of black holes can produce more energy than you start with, letting you travel the galaxy without needing a large amount of fuel
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Young YouTube viewers have a 45 per cent chance of reaching inappropriate content within 10 clicks of a single child-oriented video
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