jake4480, 13 days ago to science

Black hole 'morsels' could prove Stephen Hawking's theory https://www.space.com/black-hole-collisions-morsels-hawking-radiation

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ScienceDesk, 20 days ago to science

How did scientists calculate the speed of a supermassive black hole? Much in the same way crash-scene investigators can determine the speed of a car on impact. This cosmic predator gobbled up a star and left only its “wobbling” remains after imposing a grisly death. Live Science explains: https://flip.it/AkUicp
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CosmicRami, 20 days ago to science

The black hole that ate its own star. This is some neat science!

A new paper reports that VFTS 243, a massive binary system featuring an O-class star and a 10 solar-mass black hole companion, might have formed through the 'complete collapse scenario'.

My new article in #SpaceAustralia

https://www.spaceaustralia.com/news/black-holes-eat-their-own-stars

📸: ESO / l. Calçada

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jake4480, 24 days ago to space

Figuring out how fast supermassive black holes spin
https://www.space.com/black-holes-lense-thirring-effect-frame-dragging-spacetime

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ScienceDesk, 28 days ago to science

New research on black holes suggests these enigmatic objects of the universe could actually be entirely different celestial entities known as gravastars. Live Science has more: https://flip.it/30YfFs
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jake4480, 29 days ago to science

James Webb detects earliest known black hole merger 740 million years after Big Bang
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/james-webb-telescope-detects-earliest-known-black-hole-merger-just-740-million-years-after-the-big-bang-180984381

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