Black Holes

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    Astronomers find closest black hole to Earth

    European astronomers have found the closest black hole to Earth yet – so near that two stars orbiting it can be seen by the naked eye. Of course, close is relative on the galactic scale. This black hole is about 1,000 light-years away

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    Video shows for the first time what the violent centre of a black hole looks like

    This video shows for the first time what the violent centre of a black hole looks like. Astronomers have shown the terrifying flaring at the centre of a black hole using state-of-the-art cameras. They used the technology to create a high-frame

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    Mystery deepens after black holes ruled out as universe's missing dark matter

    A recent study suggests that none of the universe's dark matter consists of heavy black holes. According to the University of California, Berkeley, astronomers have been holding onto that hope since the 2015 detection of gravitational waves

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    Scientists find 'black holes' in the sea

    Scientists believe they have found some of the largest ocean eddies on Earth, similar to the mysterious "black holes" of space. Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Miami have reportedly found the ocean eddies in the

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