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Hubble Telescope sees ‘weird things’ in closest-ever look at a quasar from monster black hole

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Hubble Telescope sees ‘weird things’ in closest-ever look at a quasar from monster black hole

Space.com December 9, 2024

The Hubble Space Telescope has stared deeper into a quasar than ever before, discovering “weird” features in...

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‘Our understanding of the universe may be incomplete’: James Webb Space Telescope data suggests we need a ‘new cosmic feature’ to explain it all

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‘Our understanding of the universe may be incomplete’: James Webb Space Telescope data suggests we need a ‘new cosmic feature’ to explain it all

Space.com December 9, 2024

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have corroborated data from its predecessor, the Hubble...

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Discovery! Newfound exoplanet is 4th ‘hot Neptune’ ever found

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Discovery! Newfound exoplanet is 4th ‘hot Neptune’ ever found

Space.com December 9, 2024

A Neptune-sized planet closely orbiting its host star has just been discovered, making it only the fourth...

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Not all stars with black hole companions die gruesome deaths, scientists say

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Not all stars with black hole companions die gruesome deaths, scientists say

Space.com December 9, 2024

Death by black hole isn’t always inevitable for stars that exist in binary systems with one of...

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A ‘giant’ rising in the desert: World’s largest telescope comes together (photo)

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A ‘giant’ rising in the desert: World’s largest telescope comes together (photo)

Space.com December 9, 2024

Construction of the world’s largest telescope moves forward with progress of the structure’s dome and housing for...

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Sun unleashes surprise X-class solar flare triggering radio blackout over southern Africa (video)

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Sun unleashes surprise X-class solar flare triggering radio blackout over southern Africa (video)

Space.com December 9, 2024

Aurora forecast (Image credit: Daisy Dobrijevic/Canva) Keep up to date with the latest northern lights news with...

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Are there hidden oceans inside the moons of Uranus? Their wobbles could tell us

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Are there hidden oceans inside the moons of Uranus? Their wobbles could tell us

Space.com December 9, 2024

The chance of liquid oceans hiding beneath the surface of moons orbiting Uranus has enticed NASA to...

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Ancient cosmic collisions may have birthed the universe’s most monstrous galaxies

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Ancient cosmic collisions may have birthed the universe’s most monstrous galaxies

Space.com December 8, 2024

Astronomers have discovered that large flows of cold gas created by collisions between galaxies in the early...

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Astronomers wonder if galaxies are falling into this giant black hole

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Astronomers wonder if galaxies are falling into this giant black hole

Mashable December 8, 2024

The Hubble Space Telescope captured some weird, unidentified stuff in the most detailed photos ever taken of...

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How big can ‘ultramassive’ black holes get? Scientists may have the answer

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How big can ‘ultramassive’ black holes get? Scientists may have the answer

Space.com December 7, 2024

Scientists believe that at the heart of all large galaxies lurk supermassive black holes, cosmic titans with...

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