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A new method to analyze gravitational-wave data could transform how we study some of the universe's most extreme events—black ...

SCIENTISTS have discovered the biggest black hole merger ever recorded, as two massive spacetime ripples spiral into each ...

The very concept of black holes seems improbable. Albert Einstein infamously refused to believe they could exist, even though ...

Black holes are among the most enigmatic and fascinating objects in the universe. Their sheer existence challenges our understanding of the cosmos and raises deep questions about the nature of reality ...

But in the past two decades, new types of black holes have been seen and astronomers are beginning to understand how they ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched in 2022, continues to reshape how we view the cosmos. Designed to look deeper ...

At cosmological scales, Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has given scientists an immensely accurate blueprint ...

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A new study has been accepted by the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics that proposes two new models of black ...

A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have formed ...

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