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Milky Way core may harbor thousands of black holes: study

AstrophysicistshavedetectedadozenblackholesatthecenterofourMilkyWaygalaxy,andsaidWednesdaytherecouldbeasmanyas10,000.Thefindprovidesthefirstevidenceforalong-hel

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Black hole spin may affect radio waves: study

Thespinoftheblackholemayplayaroleinthegenerationofpowerfulhigh-speedjetsblastingradiowavesandotherradiationacrosstheuniverse,astudyonsupermassiveblackholesrecen

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Huge black hole blasts out 'double burp'

Astronomershavecaughtamassiveblackholelettingouta"doubleburp"afterbingeingonhotgas.Whencosmicgascomesnearoneofthesesinkholes,itgetssuckedin-butsomeoftheenergyis

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Supermassive black holes may control galaxy formation

Scientistshavesuspectedforawhilethatthesupermassiveblackholesatthecenterofmostgalaxiesaffecttheformationofstarswithinthatgalaxy.Now,inastudypublishedthisweekinT

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Colossal distant black hole holds surprises about early universe

Theoldestandmostdistantblackholeeverobservedis800milliontimesmoremassivethanthesunandisprovidingscientistswithsomesurprisinginformationaboutthenatureoftheuniver

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The world's most extreme golf courses

The World Ice Golf Championships takes place in Uummannaq, Greenland in temperatures which plummet to -50 Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit). Set 600 kilometers north of the Arctic circle, players have to cope with freezing glaciers and huge icebergs.

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Finnish scientists identify new type of black hole

Finnish researchers have discovered a new type of low-mass black hole, which is a bright celestial body that emits X-ray, said the University of Turku in a press release published on Thursday.

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Supermassive black hole found in smallest galaxy

An international team of researchers has found a supermassive black hole at the heart of an ultracompact dwarf galaxy, making this tiny galaxy the smallest ever found to host such a massive light-sucking object.