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Hundreds of weird filaments of gas are hiding in our galaxy’s centre

Astronomers have found strange strings of hot gas near the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, and they may be hurtling towards Earth

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We are finally closing in on the cosmic origins of the “OMG particle”

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We are finally closing in on the cosmic origins of the “OMG particle”

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Lab imitations of the unobservable cosmos can be genuinely insightful

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Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the puzzles of space-time?

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Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the puzzles of space-time?

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Astronomers have spotted the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen

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Quantum computers could simulate a black hole in the next decade

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Exotic cosmic objects in string theory may look like leaky black holes

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One star being eaten by another will take revenge as a black hole

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A new image of a supermassive black hole has revealed more of the disc of matter falling into it and the powerful winds created by that process. The black hole in question is called M87*, and it was the subject of the first direct image of a black hole ? this new data will help researchers complete the picture.

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Detailed image of supermassive black hole shows its powerful jet

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Your essential guide to the many breathtaking wonders of the universe

An abridged inventory of everything there is in the universe – from rogue planets and exomoons to supernovae, supermassive black holes and the cosmic web.

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A supermassive black hole is hurtling away from its home galaxy

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We may finally know how Hawking's black hole paradox could be solved

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JWST has spotted the earliest black hole ever seen in the universe

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The hunt for black holes older than the universe itself

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