Most newborn black holes spew gas so hard they almost stop spinning
12 February 2024
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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We are finally closing in on the cosmic origins of the “OMG particle”
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Three decades ago, we spotted the single most energetic particle ever seen, nicknamed the 'Oh-My-God particle'. Since then, we have seen many more ultra-high-energy cosmic rays – and now we are unravelling the mystery of what produces them
Lab imitations of the unobservable cosmos can be genuinely insightful
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Despite the obvious caveats, physicists are right to use fluids and other physical analogues to search for fresh insights about extreme cosmic phenomena, from black holes to the big bang
Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the puzzles of space-time?
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Researchers are building models of everything from black holes to the big bang in tanks of liquid. Now some claim these surprisingly simple models are showing us where our theories of space-time are wrong
Quantum computers could simulate a black hole in the next decade
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Understanding the interactions between quantum physics and gravity within a black hole is one of the thorniest problems in physics, but quantum computers could soon offer an answer
Exotic cosmic objects in string theory may look like leaky black holes
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Physicists have simulated strange objects from string theory to determine what they look like – if they exist, they could be mistaken for a black hole when imaged from very far away
One star being eaten by another will take revenge as a black hole
26 April 2023
Astronomers have found one huge star eating another, but the smaller star is predicted to eventually become a black hole and go on to feed off its companion
We may finally know how Hawking's black hole paradox could be solved
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Under the laws of quantum mechanics, information about what has fallen into a black hole cannot be destroyed, and now researchers claim they have figured out how it is preserved
JWST has spotted the earliest black hole ever seen in the universe
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The discovery of a black hole that formed just 570 million years after the big bang could help us understand the evolution of these cosmic behemoths
The hunt for black holes older than the universe itself
27 March 2023
Primordial black holes older than the big bang could rewrite cosmology by providing evidence for a previous universe. It's a wild idea, but some physicists think we've got a chance of finding them
