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It's time to build a space telescope interferometer—this could be the first step
The dream of finding life on an alien Earth-like world is hampered by a number of technical challenges. Not the least of ...
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Odd new tricks from a massive black hole
In 2018 astronomers at MIT and elsewhere observed previously unseen behavior from a black hole known as 1ES 1927+654, which ...
Dormant black hole comes alive and spews explosive energy that stuns scientists
Something unexpected has come to life in the great darkness of space. In a galaxy 300 million light-years away from Earth, a ...
For the first time, astronomers watch a black hole ‘wake up’ in real-time
Researchers have spent the past few years watching a black hole re-awaken roughly 300 million light-years away from Earth.
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NASA spacecraft spots monster black hole bursting with X-rays 'releasing a hundred times more energy than we have seen elsewhere'
The awakening of Ansky was first detected in late 2019, alerting astronomers who followed up on its manifestation with NASA's Swift X-ray space ... mission LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna ...
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Long-dormant black hole 'woke up' before our eyes — now, it's doing something that astronomers can't explain
The quasi-periodic eruptions of X-rays from a black hole 300 million light-years away are unlike any researchers have ever ...
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Harvard’s Avi Loeb and Warp-Drive Theorist Shaun Fell Join Applied Physics to Explore Gravitational Physics for Space Applications
and LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna)—can be adapted for new astrophysical applications. By leveraging the latest breakthroughs in gravitational signatures, Applied Physics aims to ...